My whole life I have dealt with terrible debilitating menstrual cycles and imbalanced hormones. After having my first child my health started to really take a turn for the worse. After my second I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. For years I went to doctor after doctor after doctor trying to find some relief from the many symptoms that plagued me with very little results. For 20 years my husband and I suffered through my hormonal mess. I was a wreck. I couldn’t function on any normal level. Fatigue, brain fog, no sex drive, anxiety, emotional instability and pain was my every day normal.
Then I found a doctor who introduced me to bio identical hormone therapy. When I started treatment, almost over night things changed. Within days the attraction I felt for my husband when we first met returned. I cried the night we made love for the first time in 20 years when it didn’t hurt. It felt so good to reconnect with my spouse. My energy increased, heavy bleeding and cramping stopped, my head cleared my emotional state normalized. I felt better at age 35 than I did at 22. CBhT changed my life and the lives of my family. I’ve been on this therapy for 5 years now and they have been the best years of my life. I beg you to not inhibit these life saving drugs. They are a lifeline for so many people like me.

I have been on hormone replacement therapy for a very long time. This compounded medication has helped with my emotions and personal issues as well. Who are you to decide for us this is not needed?

I have had an absolute amazing change physically and mentally from my compounded hormones. I want to be alive again. My mood is elevated, I have energy, my dry eye and skin has resolved. As well my agitation and headaches have improved. Please do not restrict these hormones it would be devastating for me.

Compounded hormone therapy has greatly reduced my hot flashes and increased my energy and vitality. I am so thankful that my physician prescribed it and that we have a compounding pharmacy in our city.

My hormone therapy has literally changed my life and saved it. I had a hysterectomy when I was 35 and didn’t take any hormone replacements for eight years after that. by the time I got to the right doctor I had a horrible hot flashes just to name one Side effect I was having. Hormones literally saved my life!

I gained a greater understanding of how the hormones work and are needed in my aging body. Information I had not received from my previous pharmacy and doctors. Very grateful for the huge benefits of the prescriptions made specifically for me!

I am 67, post menopausal and confirmed Factor V Leiden; therefore cannot use synthetic hormones. Since my early 50s my hair, eyes, skin, and vaginal area were extremely dry. Doctors won't prescribe synthetic hormones for me because of side effects, i.e. stroke and blood clots. Besides having aged disproportionately and the emotional and physical discomfort associated with all of the above conditions, my only remedy available is cBHT, which has solved a multitude of problems.
Are there any women on the panel readibg this?. There should be!

I am 56 years old! And at age 30 I had health issues that resulted in a radical Hysterectomy. For the last 26 years I have tried every kind of hormone out there and found the best results with the Bio Identical Hormones' at the Compound Pharmacy near me.
They have actually saved my health in a way that nothing else could have done.

9 years ago, I was diagnosed with very aggressive prostate cancer. I was told I had 3 to 5 years to live. As I searched thru various treatment modalities, I decided that I didn't want surgery nor radiation. The prognosis offered by the doctors offering these treatments were not very promising. I decided to try alternative treatments. My first experience was to go to Germany and have a trans-urethral hyperthermia treatment. This stopped the cancer for about a year before it returned with a vengeance. My PSA soared to 205. An MRI disclosed that the cancer was still well encapsulated. My personal physician suggested that I try Estradiol as a treatment. I began estradiol therapy with oral medication. After several months, my PSA was under 4! I developed a Deep vein thrombosis and decided to go off the oral estradiol. My PSA shot up again. My physician suggested that I use a topical form of estradiol which I could obtain by prescription from a compounding pharmacy. I accepted his counsel and I had my prescription filled at Mt. Olympus Compounding Pharmacy. I began using the topical estradiol about 3+ years ago. My PSA has dropped to 0.8 and has remained so for entire period of time.
I hope this will remain available for my treatments. Compounding the estradiol is essential for my life. I cannot use the oral estradiol because of the DVTs it causes in my legs.
I am 76 years old and this is the only viable treatment available to me.
I urge the FDA to reconsider ruling against this.
Thank you,
Donald S. Coplin

Being one who can not use the standard one size fit all
Hormone therapy. Compounded hormones have changed my life! Without them I’d be a mess!! Due to severe endometriosis which lead to a hysterectomy in my early 40’s I needed help making hormones. Compounding has been the only safe way for me to have the level and balance that my body needs. Don’t mess with what works! We the people have the right to choose what works for each of us!! With bio identical hormones I have had NO life threatening side effects and able to live a better quality of life. With man made hormones I’d be dead by now. Or worse a vegetable sitting in a chair taking up space. Rather not have another pulmonary embolism due to man-made artificial synthetic medicine ever again.

I had serious mood issues due to perimenopause. Anxiety, frustration and all around anger at everything for no good reason.
Several years ago I started taking compounded bioidentical progesterone. It has made a WORLD of difference!!!!!!! Please don't take away this important medication. I mean unless you want a crazy middle aged woman walking around trying not to punch everything in sight!! Progesterone has given me greater "peace, love and understanding". I feel much more like myself. :)

I approached my early 30s and ran out of free-floating testosterone. I’ve always been an active healthy individual, who is always in the gym and taking care of myself both dietarily and physically. I started to enter into my early 30s and found that my energy was depleting and I just didn’t feel right anymore. I started to have a weight gain that I couldn’t control and also started to have a loss and strength. We found that my free-floating testosterone was well below where I should be, especially for my age. Having the ability to have a low testosterone hormonal compound of cream, has changed my outlook in several ways. It is provided the energy, rest, and strength that I was once missing at an early age. Removing this from me would lead me to a non-substantial life style with exhaustion outside my control. This is it’s a life necessity.

I’ve been taking cBHT for 8+ years without any negative side affects. Actually, just the opposite.
I was experiencing hot flashes and night sweats every half hour. Therefore getting no sleep and cranky all day. None existent libido with painful vaginal dryness.
After starting cBHT my hot flashes and night sweats were gone!!! I was sleeping all night and therefore my mood was much better.
I have a lot more energy and maintaining muscle mass. I NEVER want to live without cBHT.

It's been 11 years since I was diagnosed with PCOS. It has been something not very many of my doctors have taken seriously. They put me on birth control, threw a diabetic medication in my face and said loose weight. That can be very discouraging, as it only masked the symptoms to a very complicated issue. And, it didn't help, my symptoms got worse. It wasn't until my husband worked for Layne and introduced me to the molecular detail of what was going on and that there was real hope for me. I've never felt better and we've been able to make serious progress on this umbrellaed issue of PCOS. Please, so many women need this treatment, don't make the limited options that are available vanish.

I had a hysterectomy in 2019. I want to continue to be able to use creams and troche treatments to help maintain hormone balance. I understand, appreciate and utilize the best of both worlds of natural and pharmaceutical medicine. I know my body and the sensitivities it has. When possible, it's my preference to use products/medications that work with my system. I have found that Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy has benefited me in how I feel physically and mentally, and is helping me on my journey in wellness. My sleep has improved, and anxious moments have been reduced, my skin appears somewhat younger looking, less heart palpitations. I am actively taking care of my health, inside and out, and BHRT is an important part of my routine. I greatly appreciate having this option available to me. I support Compounding Pharmacies and the personalized treatments, quality products, and professional service they consistently provide to the community. Looking back, I wonder if I had known about and taken Progesterone Therapy, could I have prevented getting a Hysterectomy? Please allow Compounding Pharmacies to continue serving the needs of others. Thank you!

For peri-menopause-big help. I also currently take T3 compounded thyroid hormone therapy daily. It has helped TREMENDOUSLY with Wilson's Temperature Syndrome, a stress related Thyroid disorder.

I was having heavy, random, bleeding, was WIDE awake at all hours of the night, having miserable, bed-soaking hot flashes and was crying daily. My compounded hormones completely turned my life around by healing me of all of the above. I tried a different type of hormone and they did not work for me. I also tried going off the compounded hormones after menopause but within 2 months, my body was again not sleeping, having hot flashes and signs of depression were evident. I honestly feel like the compounded hormones from O'brien Pharmacy have saved my life and given me a quality of life I cannot get any other way. I am a grandmother to 18 beautiful children. With the hormones, I am able to be a happy, healthy part of their life. I rarely cry now and I feel so good! I do regular testing and work closely with a practitioner to make certain the levels of hormones in my body are healthy and safe.

I was experiencing severe vaginal dryness that did not respond natural treatments so my doctor prescribed the Estring. The Estring did not work either. I had read online that sometimes using a little testosterone can enhance the effectiveness of the Estring. I discussed this with my doctor who agreed to order compounded testosterone for me to try. She instructed me to use a very tiny amount and it worked like a charm! I am a 79 year old retired nurse and have been using this medication for about 8 to 10 years with no problems.

For several different reasons, including chronic stress and sever allergies, my immune system was depleted. I has unexplained weight loss and hair loss, as well as a number of digestive issues, and a lot of fatigue. After determining I was a good candidate for hormone support, I felt like a regular person again! My energy was back and I could make it through the day without a nap. My fibroids and endometriosis have held steady, allowing me to avoid surgery. I am very grateful for the compounding formulas, so that I can avoid the synthetic hormones that did not work for me. If synthetic was my only choice, I likely wouldn't be able to take them, and my health would once again be jeopardized.