Why are Bioidentical Hormones Safer than Synthetic Hormones?
Hormones do very complex and specific jobs in the body by fitting into parts of your cells called receptors, much the same way that a key fits into a lock. Once the hormone is in the receptor, it gives the cell instructions. If the molecular structure of the hormone is different, the instructions given to the cell are different. Bioidentical hormone instructions have evolved within the human body for thousands of years, so your body knows how to use them, and how to safely dispose of them. Synthetic hormones that aren’t natural to your body often give instructions that are harmful. For example, a progestin may give the cells some of the same instructions as bioidentical progesterone, but it may also give other instructions, and it will often send a much stronger message.
