• HRT & TRT / Atlantic City, NJ

Hormone Replacement Therapy in Atlantic City & Across New Jersey

Bioidentical estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone for women and men in Atlantic City, NJ — and statewide by telehealth. Physician-supervised, calibrated from comprehensive labs — and we tailor the route of delivery to your physiology: patch, cream, gel, oral or pellet.

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The healthspan argument

Living longer than our hormones were designed for.

A century ago, the average human lived into their mid-40s. Hormonal decline was simply not a chapter most people lived long enough to read. Today, medicine has doubled our lifespan — but without addressing the hormonal architecture that keeps us energised, sharp, and metabolically healthy, those extra decades risk becoming a slow fade rather than a vibrant extension.

Hormone replacement therapy is not about chasing youth. It is about restoring the internal signalling system that regulates mood, sleep, metabolism, libido, cognition, and cardiovascular health. When estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone weaken, patients are often handed a pill for fatigue, another for anxiety, and a third for weight gain — treating symptoms while the root cause goes unrecognised.

Our approach treats hormones as the physiological foundation they are. By replenishing what time has quietly depleted, we address the source of the symptoms — not the symptoms themselves — so you can enjoy a longer healthspan, not just a longer life.

Your route, your physiology

There is no house protocol here. We tailor the route of delivery to your physiology, your labs and your life — patch, cream, gel, oral or pellet. Each route has a different absorption curve, dosing rhythm and monitoring pattern, and the right one is the one your body responds to.

—Patch — steady transdermal delivery, easy to adjust or stop
—Cream or gel — flexible daily dosing, simple to titrate
—Oral — convenient where clinically appropriate
—Pellet — hands-off steady release over 3–5 months

The Biote Method — one of the options

Biote is a widely used bioidentical hormone optimisation platform, and Dr. Panah is a certified Biote provider. Its subcutaneous pellet therapy — tiny, custom-compounded pellets placed just beneath the skin — delivers a steady stream of bioidentical estrogen, progesterone or testosterone over 3–5 months. It suits patients who want a set-and-forget route, and it is offered alongside patch, cream, gel and oral options rather than in place of them.

—Bioidentical — molecularly identical to your own hormones
—Steady release for patients who prefer fewer touchpoints
—Derived from plant compounds, not synthetic chemicals
—Backed by 2.5 million+ pellet insertions nationwide

What we optimise

Before any therapy begins, we run a comprehensive metabolic and hormonal panel — thyroid, adrenal, testosterone (total and free), estradiol, progesterone, DHEA, SHBG, and cortisol. These labs reveal the imbalances behind fatigue, low libido, brain fog, stubborn weight gain, poor sleep, and mood instability.

—Comprehensive labs & symptom mapping
—Custom dosing for women & men over 40, by whichever route fits
—Ongoing monitoring & dose refinement
—Integrated with weight loss, psychiatry, and longevity plans

For women

Estrogen, progesterone & low-dose testosterone.

Perimenopause and menopause are not character flaws and they are not something to "just push through." Restoring estrogen and progesterone — and, when indicated, a small amount of testosterone — can dramatically improve sleep, mood, libido, cognition, body composition, and long-term bone and cardiovascular health.

Women have real choice here. We prescribe by patch, cream, gel, oral or pellet, and the route is chosen with you — based on your labs, your symptom pattern, your medical history and how much day-to-day involvement you want in dosing. Pellets are one good option, not the default.

Common symptoms we treat

—Hot flashes & night sweats
—Brain fog & memory complaints
—Stubborn weight gain (especially abdominal)
—Low libido & vaginal dryness
—Mood swings, anxiety & irritability
—Sleep disruption & insomnia
—Loss of muscle tone & joint pain
—Hair thinning & skin changes

Most patients begin with comprehensive labs, a symptom inventory, and a conversation about which route — patch, cream, gel, oral or pellet — fits best. The plan is yours, built around your physiology and your goals.

For men

Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).

Testosterone declines roughly 1% per year after age 30. By the time most men feel "off," their labs are often well below optimal — even if they're still inside the lab's "normal" range. Physician-supervised TRT in NJ restores energy, libido, mood, body composition, and motivation, with safety monitoring built into every visit.

Common symptoms we treat

—Persistent fatigue & low energy
—Low libido & erectile changes
—Loss of muscle mass & strength
—Increased body fat (especially belly)
—Brain fog & low motivation
—Mood changes, irritability, low mood
—Poor sleep & reduced recovery
—Reduced morning erections

TRT is delivered by whichever route suits your physiology — patch, cream, gel, oral, self-administered injection or pellet, including the Biote pellet method for men who prefer it. We screen for prostate health, hematocrit, estradiol balance, and cardiovascular risk on every follow-up.

• Certified pellet provider

Hormone pellet therapy in Atlantic City.

Dr. Panah is a certified Biote pellet provider and performs every insertion himself. A pellet is a bioidentical estradiol or testosterone implant about the size of a grain of rice. It is placed just under the skin of the upper buttock in a short in-office procedure under local anaesthetic.

The pellet releases hormone steadily for roughly 3–4 months in women and 4–6 months in men. This avoids the peaks and dips of weekly injections and the daily routine of creams or gels. The dose is calculated from your labs, body composition and symptoms, then adjusted at each re-insertion.

—Visit takes about 15 minutes, with one small incision and no stitches
—Labs before the first insertion and about 4–6 weeks after it
—Avoid strenuous lower-body exercise and baths for a few days afterwards
—Not right for everyone. If another route suits you better, we'll recommend it.
—Self-pay, with published pricing

Frequently asked

HRT & TRT questions.

How do I know if I need hormone therapy?

Symptoms are the starting point: fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, low libido, hot flashes, mood changes, weight gain around the middle, or loss of strength and muscle. These alone don't prove a deficiency, so we confirm with labs and a full history. If your levels are normal, we'll tell you so and look for the real cause, such as thyroid, sleep, iron or insulin resistance, instead of prescribing hormones.

What labs do you run?

A typical baseline panel includes estradiol, progesterone, total and free testosterone, SHBG, FSH/LH, DHEA-S, a full thyroid panel, CBC, comprehensive metabolic panel, lipids, HbA1c and vitamin D. For men we add PSA. We add other tests when your history calls for them. Medically necessary labs go through Quest or Labcorp, or you can choose needle-free at-home testing as a self-pay option.

How long until I feel different?

Most patients notice better sleep, energy and mood within 2–4 weeks. Libido, body composition and cognitive changes usually build over 2–3 months. Hot flashes often ease within the first few weeks. We recheck labs about 6 weeks in and fine-tune the dose from there.

Pellets vs injections vs creams — which is best?

There's no single best route. Pellets give steady levels for months with no daily routine, but the dose can't be removed once placed. Injections are inexpensive and easy to adjust, but levels rise and fall between doses. Creams, gels and patches give daily control and stop working quickly when you stop using them, but you have to apply them consistently. We choose the route from your labs, your history and how you live.

Is it covered by insurance?

Office visits and medically necessary labs are billed to PPO and Medicare plans from Aetna, AmeriHealth, Horizon and UnitedHealthcare, including Clover and Humana Medicare. We don't accept HMO plans. Pellet therapy and optimisation panels are self-pay, and every price is published on our pricing page.

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What follow-up is required?

Expect repeat labs about 6 weeks after starting, then every 3–6 months during the first year, and at least once a year after that. Pellet patients return for re-insertion every 3–6 months. We monitor hematocrit, estradiol and PSA in men, and breast and uterine health in women, so the therapy stays safe as well as effective.

Do you treat women, men, or both?

Both. For women we treat perimenopause, menopause and post-hysterectomy symptoms with bioidentical estradiol, progesterone and, when indicated, testosterone. For men we treat low testosterone with a full prostate and cardiovascular safety workup. Every plan is supervised by Dr. Abdullah Panah, DO.

Where can I get hormone replacement therapy near Atlantic City?

Salamat Clinic is at 6 N Mississippi Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Dr. Panah is a certified Biote pellet provider and personally supervises every hormone plan. Call 609-454-2865 or book online.

• Insurance

Yes — we bill insurance.

We accept PPO and Medicare plans from Aetna, AmeriHealth, Horizon and UnitedHealthcare, including Clover Medicare and Humana Medicare.

We do not accept HMO plans, because we work alongside your primary care physician rather than replacing them.

If you have an HMO you are welcome as a self-pay patient — $250 for an initial evaluation, $150 for a follow-up — and we will still send your laboratory orders through your insurance.

Elective and wellness services are not covered by any insurer. Those are self-pay, and every rate is published on our pricing page.

(Supplements before prescriptions)

Less medicine is more.

Before we prescribe medication, we look at whether evidence-based supplements can restore what your body is missing. Addressing deficiencies at the root often improves energy, metabolism, and hormones on its own — and lets us optimise your care with fewer medications and fewer side effects.

Step 1

Test first

Comprehensive labs show exactly where your body is deficient or out of balance.

Step 2

Supplement strategically

Where the evidence supports it, we prescribe targeted, high-quality supplements to correct those gaps.

Step 3

Medication when needed

If your body needs more support, medication is added thoughtfully — often at lower doses.

Fasting Mimicking Diet

ProLon — a metabolic reset that complements hormone optimisation.

The Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) is a clinically studied, plant-based 5-day meal program developed by Dr. Valter Longo at USC. It puts the body in a fasted state while you continue to eat — triggering autophagy, lowering inflammation, and improving the metabolic terrain that hormones operate in.

For HRT and TRT patients, FMD cycles can improve insulin sensitivity, reduce visceral fat (a major driver of estrogen excess and low testosterone), and support sharper symptom relief from your hormone protocol.

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Salamat Clinic receives a referral fee on ProLon orders placed through this link. We recommend it because we use it clinically, and it costs you no more than ordering direct.

—Reduces visceral fat — a key driver of hormone imbalance
—Improves insulin sensitivity and fasting glucose
—Lowers inflammatory markers (CRP) that blunt hormone signalling
—Supports lean mass retention while shedding fat
—5 days, one box — designed for patients with no time to meal-plan

Serving the Jersey Shore

Hormone replacement therapy near you.

Salamat Clinic is based at 6 N Mississippi Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, a few blocks from the boardwalk. Most of our hormone patients live in Atlantic City itself or just down the island in Ventnor and Margate. Many others cross the bridge from Brigantine or drive in along the mainland from Northfield, Linwood and Somers Point.

We also see a large share of patients from Egg Harbor Township, Absecon and Galloway, who find a 15–25 minute drive easier than waiting months for a hormone specialist further away. Follow-up visits are short and predictable, so the trip fits into a workday.

Not near Atlantic City? We see hormone patients across all of New Jersey by telehealth.

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• Transparent pricing

See what it costs, before you book.

Every price we charge is published — consultations, hormone therapy, longevity testing and aesthetics.

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• 6 N Mississippi Ave, Atlantic City

Ready when you are.

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