An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) held its second information gathering session on compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) ...

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Jennifer, a family care doctor in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, struggled with menopause discomfort for 15 years. She slept poorly, felt lethargic, complained of brain fog and low libido and, said ...

Bioidentical hormones can be compounded into formats like creams, capsules, or troches, depending on what suits your body best.” — Corey Dolan, co-owner of Preckshot Professional Pharmacy PEORIA, IL, ...

Researchers found substantially increased serum estradiol and total testosterone levels associated with pellet HT. Using data from the Reading Hospital electronic medical record system, Jiang and ...

Compounded estrogen products have increased in popularity in recent years, possibly due in part to endorsements by celebrities and to health concerns regarding conjugated estrogens used in the Women"s ...

A closer look at bioidentical hormones and why one pharmaceutical company wants the FDA to keep a closer eye on them. Ignoring her oncologist’s warnings that estrogen treatment could increase her risk ...

For women like Laurie, relief from the sometimes — debilitating effects of menopause often can be found in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy — available by prescription as either commercially ...

Editor’s note: This is the last in a three-part series on menopausal hormones. Put simply, bioidentical is a marketing term, first introduced into contemporary parlance by celebrities endorsing ...

Editor’s note: This is the last in a three-part series on menopausal hormones. Put simply, bioidentical is a marketing term, first introduced into contemporary parlance by celebrities endorsing ...