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I heard that compounded bioidentical hormones are safer than pharmaceutical products. Is that true?

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I heard that compounded bioidentical hormones are safer than pharmaceutical products. Is that true?

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Absolutely NOT. There are no scientific studies showing any specific compounded bioidentical hormone to be safer than pharmaceutical products. There are virtually NO studies on compounded hormones at all. Since the actual hormones (estradiol, progesterone) used in compounded products are the same as in the pharmaceutical products, it does not make sense to claim a different safety profile. Actually, the fact that pharmaceutical products are more extensively studied make the FDA approved pharmaceutical products the safer choice!