Therapy
Hormonal Optimisation
Bioidentical, tested first
Hormonal optimisation rebalances the signalling systems that govern energy, mood, weight, sleep and vitality — thyroid, cortisol, insulin and sex hormones — using advanced diagnostics and, where appropriate, bioidentical hormone support. At SOMA, every hormonal protocol is physician-led and adjusted against your labs over time, in Mumbai and New Delhi.
What is hormonal optimisation?
Hormones are the body’s signalling network; when they drift — with age, stress, or metabolic strain — the effects surface everywhere: energy, sleep, weight, mood, skin, cycles, libido. Hormonal optimisation means measuring that network properly, then restoring balance using the least intervention that works: sometimes nutrition and lifestyle correction, sometimes targeted supplementation, sometimes bioidentical hormone therapy.
Bioidentical, explained
Bioidentical hormones are molecularly identical to those your body produces. Where replacement is indicated — as in perimenopause, andropause or documented deficiency — SOMA uses bioidentical preparations at physician-set doses, monitored through follow-up labs.
How does SOMA approach hormone balance?
Comprehensively — because hormones move together. A thyroid result rarely explains everything; cortisol, insulin, and sex hormones interact, and the symptom you feel is often downstream of an axis you haven’t tested. SOMA panels map the full picture first, then treat the drivers rather than chasing individual numbers. Protocols are reviewed against repeat labs, and doses change as your biology changes.
Who is hormonal optimisation for?
Adults whose testing shows hormonal drift behind their symptoms — commonly perimenopause and menopause, andropause, thyroid dysfunction, PCOS-related imbalance, and the cortisol patterns of chronic stress. A SOMA physician determines suitability from your panels and history; hormone therapy is never started without documented need, and some situations exclude it.
What does a hormonal protocol look like?
First
Comprehensive panels and history; your physician maps which axes are drifting and why.
Then
A protocol proportionate to the findings — lifestyle and nutritional correction as the base, targeted support where needed, bioidentical replacement where indicated.
Ongoing
Repeat labs at physician-set intervals verify the response and doses are adjusted. Hormonal optimisation is a managed process, not a prescription handed over once.
Where is hormonal optimisation available?
At SOMA in Mumbai — Kohinoor Square, Dadar West — and in New Delhi at Greater Kailash II. It begins with a diagnostic consultation and full hormone panels.
Common questions
Persistent fatigue, disrupted sleep, weight change that resists effort, mood swings, brain fog, irregular cycles, low libido and skin or hair changes are common signals. Because these overlap across many causes, SOMA confirms with comprehensive panels before treating anything.
Hormone preparations molecularly identical to those your body produces, used at physician-set doses where testing documents deficiency or age-related decline. At SOMA they are one tool within a broader protocol, always monitored through follow-up labs.
Standard ranges are broad, and symptoms can accompany results that sit technically in range. SOMA panels look at the full hormonal picture and optimal — not merely normal — ranges, then treat only where the evidence supports it.
Under physician supervision, with documented need, appropriate screening and lab monitoring, hormone therapy has a well-characterised safety profile. Risks differ by hormone, dose and individual history — which is exactly why SOMA requires testing first and reviews every protocol against repeat labs.
Conditions this therapy is used for
Your biology has the answers. Let’s ask it the right questions.
Consultations at our Mumbai (Dadar) and New Delhi (Greater Kailash II) clinics begin with testing, not treatment.