WHAT ARE THE COMPOUNDED NATURAL HORMONES?
After physical examinations, personal and family medical history analysis, and laboratory testings are considered, your physician will prescribe a precise compound to meet your exact needs. Hormones typically prescribed for BHRT are: Estrogens: * Estrone (E1) * Estradiol (E2) * Estriol (E3) Progesterone Androgens * Testosterone * Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Often prescribed combinations to re-establish body’s normal physiological balance include: Tri-estrogen(Tri-Est) = 80% Estriol + 10% Estradiol + 10% Estrone Bi-estrogen = 80% Estriol + 20% Estradiol Why Bio-Identical Hormones Are Not Available Commercially? Natural substances can not be patented. Therefore, side chains are added to a natural substance (i.e. chemically altered) to create a synthetic product that can be patented by a manufacturer, which in turn would be profitable for mass productions! For any treatment to be effective, compliance is the first step. Yet, only 20% of women on synthetic hormones continue to take them
