TopicsHormones and women's health
Bioidentical hormones
For hormone replacement therapy
Most of the experts we follow recommend it.
Bioidentical hormones are recommended, with individualized care and dosing emphasized.
Who is behind it
Voices including a former research biochemist, a registered holistic nutritionist and a Harvard-trained gynecologist.
How strong the research is
Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
In their words
“using things like bioidentical hormones and having some sort of a pulsatile release that makes a lot more sense and I think that the literature supports that and the anecdote supports that”
a former research biochemist
The expert suggests bioidentical hormones can be helpful and stresses individualized dosing and symptom-based care.
With care
Some of the minds attach conditions. These are worth reading before you begin.
Bioidentical hormone replacement can provide a more targeted and easily monitored estrogen effect in peri or postmenopausal women.
a former research biochemistsponsoredBioidentical hormones can improve bone mass, muscle mass, and skin quality in menopausal women, which may indicate a reversal of some aging signs.
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