Description: Millions of women rely on hormone replacement therapy to manage the symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes and night sweats affect two-thirds of all women as they transition into menopause, sometimes for years afterward, severely diminishing the quality of their lives. Unlike conventional hormone therapy that uses synthetic and animal-derived hormones that are different from a
Millions of women rely on hormone replacement therapy to manage the symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes and night sweats affect two-thirds of all women as they transition into menopause, sometimes for years afterward, severely diminishing the quality of their lives. Unlike conventional hormone therapy that uses synthetic and animal-derived hormones that are different from a woman’s own hormones, bioidentical hormones are biochemically identical to those made by the ovaries during a woman’s reproductive years
Bioidentical hormones:
FDA commissioned a study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to assess the “clinical utility” of treating patients with compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (cBHRT). NASEM issued its report on July 1, 2020.