Like many new phrases, “bioidentical” means different things to different people. Generally, however, most women inquiring about bioidentical hormones are referring to compounded hormones that are advertised as being safer and better than FDA-approved estrogen and progestogens distributed by pharmaceutical companies.
The only thing that is natural is to drink the horse urine or eat the soy plant (both are used in the manufacturing of hormones). All plant-derived hormone preparations, whether they come from a compounding pharmacy or a large commercial pharmacy, require a chemical process to synthesize the final product, which can then be put into a cream, a spray, a patch or a pill. Promoters of compounded plant-derived hormones use the terms "natural" and "bioidentical" because it is appealing to consumers and implies that it is not synthetic.
Like many new phrases, “bioidentical” means different things to
different people. Generally, however, most women inquiring about
bioidentical hormones are referring to compounded hormones that are
advertised as being safer and better...
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Dr. Lauren Streicher answered:Like many new phrases, “bioidentical” means different things to different people. Generally, however, most women inquiring about bioidentical hormones are referring to compounded hormones that are advertised as being safer and better than FDA-approved estrogen and progestogens distributed by pharmaceutical companies.
