Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not a new idea. For more than 30 years, some women who have undergone menopause have taken some type of hormone replacement pill
Menopause is a physiological event in life and at this point in time, the ovaries stop making the natural estrogen and progesterone. The loss of these female sex hormones is associated with a number of disturbing physical and emotional effects. Thirty years ago, a varied combination of estrogen and progesterone were widely used to treat menopause. However, as medicine advanced many physicians became aware of the problems of prescribing sex hormones. Experimental work revealed that long-term use of these hormones led to the development of breast or uterine cancers. Soon many women were left with no treatment except for the occasional estrogen patch
Well we are now back to where we started nearly 40 years ago. Today, there is a lot of hype about bioidentical HRT that are widely sought by many women. Bioidentical hormones are naturally occurring hormones extracted from plants. These hormones were initially easily available without a prescription but the concern for safety led the FDA to introduce a prescription for these plant derived hormones. Bioidentical hormones are available in many formulations. There are even some pharmacies that can tailor the exact dosages of estrogen and progesterone.
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