Pellet therapy is an innovative method of delivering hormones. Pellet therapy is highly effective and involves the placement of small pellets in the fatty layer under your skin in the upper buttocks or hip area. The pellets secrete the necessary hormones that are steadily absorbed by your bloodstream over time. Pellet therapy delivers biologically identical (bioidentical) hormones in a specific amount for men and women based on factors such as height, weight, and results of various laboratory tests. The pellets are placed in the subcutaneous tissue, where they release a precise dose of hormones, usually over 4-6 months. The pellets are about the size of grain or rice or up to the size of a Tic Tac and are derived from natural sources of plant-based ingredients, soy, and yam. Pellets don’t contain any synthetic or animal-derived substances. The small pellets can be painlessly placed under the skin in a convenient procedure that takes less than five minutes.