What is Bio-Identical Pellet Hormone Replacement Therapy?
The treatment of replacing the natural sex hormones we lose with time is hormone replacement therapy. To replace these hormones small pellets are placed just under the skin usually in the upper outer buttocks. Pellet Hormone Replacement Therapy has been used in the United States since 1939. When Bio-Identical Pellets are used this means the hormones are biologically Identical to the natural hormones you had when you were in your early 20’s, when you were at your peak in health, strength, mental clarity, and sexual prowess. Bio-Identical Hormones are different than the usual synthetic hormones, the most common being Premarin, conjugated estrogen. This is the synthetic estrogen used in the Women’s Health Initiative Study showing an increase in breast cancer, cervical cancer, strokes and heart attacks. This study involved over 16,000 women. The study was stopped early for ethical reasons. After the results were made known, many physicians stopped giving this medication and many women refu
