What is the most important guideline for bioidentical hormone therapy?
In my opinion, the most important guideline is that one must individualize hormone therapy. Each individual woman must evaluate her own needs and risk factors with her personal physician in deciding about hormone therapy. Adjustment in hormone therapy should be based on her own individual response (with focus on her symptoms rather than hormone levels). There is no cookbook recipe for hormone therapy. One approach that may work for one woman may not work in another. Ultimately, the purpose of hormone therapy should be to enhance health and quality of life for an individual woman.
