Bioidentical Hormone Replacement For Dummies

* Bioiden­ti­cal refers to the shape of the mol­e­cule — not the source of the hormone.

* Bioiden­ti­cal hor­mones are derived from plants.

* How­ev­er, just because hor­mones are plant-based does­n’t mean the mol­e­cules match.

* Bioiden­ti­cal hor­mones can be applied trans­der­mal­ly (onto the skin).

* You get them from a com­pound­ing phar­ma­cy. Your doc­tor must write you a prescription.

* Here’s what my pre­scrip­tion syringes look like.

My BHRT Syringes

The green cap is my E2 (Estra­di­ol). The pur­ple cap is my P4 (prog­es­terone) and the blue cap is my testos­terone cream.

* A rhyth­mic dosage (one that ris­es and falls) is rec­om­mend­ed — ver­sus a sta­t­ic one (most phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal preparations).