Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)
What are “bioidentical hormones”?
Bioidentical hormones are manufactured in the lab to have the same molecular structure as the hormones made by your own body. By contrast, synthetic hormones are intentionally different. Drug companies can’t patent a bioidentical structure, so they invent synthetic hormones that are patentable (Premarin, Prempro and Provera being the most widely used examples).
Bioidentical hormones, sometimes referred to as natural hormones, are used to treat menopause symptoms, preimenopause, and post-menopause. Bioidentical hormones are those that are molecularly identical to the hormones that are produced in the body. These hormones are chemicals that are derived from sources of yam or soybean. Steroids and hormones are taken from animals and plants then altered to be identical in molecular structure. Bioidentical hormones are then formed as a cream, oral, suppository or injections so the body can absorb them quickly.
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