What is Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy?
A bio-identical hormone is a hormone which has the exact same chemical structure as the hormone your body makes. It is made from soy or wild yam because the only place a truly bio-identical hormone occurs is in the body. Most other hormones prescribed are synthetic and have a significantly different chemical structure from our own hormones. Therefore these synthetic hormones have more side effects. For post-menopausal hormone replacement, our goal is to give you enough estrogen so that you have relief of menopause symptoms. We balance the estrogen with progesterone, and see if you need other hormones such as DHEA or testosterone.
