Here’s What You Should Know About Bioidentical Hormone Replacement

There comes a time in life when your hormones wreak havoc and become ungovernable – an inevitable reality for many people. What hope do you have? Like some people, you might want to consider hormone replacement therapies to ease symptoms such as breast tenderness, lack of sleep, and irritability. You may have heard of several therapies, including bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), but you are hesitant. Is BHRT safe? Should I take it, and who should I consult? You keep asking yourself.  

What is bioidentical hormone replacement therapy?

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy focuses closely on bringing some order in your body, by first and foremost, balancing your molecular hormones, then, help you deal with your symptoms better.  There are different procedures for doing this therapy, the most common one is injecting identical hormones, taking pills, patches, and so on. And as many people would like to believe, BHRT is not only for treating women. Most men suffer from hormonal disorders, especially when they are in their 50s. Additionally, BHRT is not only administered to balance hormones, but also to ease cancer symptoms, to treat insulin resistance, fibromyalgia, and so forth. Year in year out, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves different kinds of manufactured bioidentical hormones, and not all of them will agree with your body. While some BHRTs are organically made from plant estrogens, some are made from the urine of pregnant horses and other synthetic hormones. So choosing wisely is highly recommended.

What else you should know BHRT

BHRT is like any other medication that can be bought from your nearest pharmacy. Hence it’s highly recommended to consult a doctor before taking it. A doctor such as Dr. Dominique Fradin Read who is a hormone balancing expert, can diagnose you and find other safe ways of treating your hormonal imbalance. She uses a mixture of estriol and estradiol to treat her patients. A doctor should make sure that you don’t take medication that will have severe side effects on you. For starters, if you consult a doctor like her you are guaranteed that you won’t take estrone, as medical experts believe that it has a much higher risk of breast cancer. 

When it comes to balancing your hormones, your safety comes first. Before you consult a doctor, do your own research. Read online reviews, they will give you a good idea of whether or not a doctor has a tendency of prescribing BHRT medicine that causes breast cancer. Your goal should always be to find a doctor who has treated many patients without causing breast cancer. 

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