Compounded hormones save my sanity and my marriage

01.31.2022

North Carolina Durham

“Compounded hormones save my sanity and my marriage”

My menopausal HRT includes two different hormones which must be compounded for multiple reasons: the right dose, the safety and precision of using customized topical products, and the freedom from endocrine-disrupting and skin-irritating preservatives such as parabens found in things Big Pharma expects women to put on their genitals. I would be living each day in constant discomfort without the relief from tissue atrophy that one of these items provides, and I wouldn't be interested in intimacy without the other. In addition, my purchase of these products from a local small business compounding pharmacy is both appropriately supportive of a sound economy and occurs at a considerable out-of-pocket expense to me. Insurance does not cover these items. I want the right to choose these products which are what my nurse practitioner and I, not legislators, have determined are best for me.

Hear their stories. Protect their own words. Protect their access to compounded medicines.

On this page, we can only touch on the data that demonstrates the importance of compounded medicines to the lives of millions of people in this country. While the decision to take this vital therapy from patients and physicians might be profitable for big pharmaceutical companies, it will be disastrous for the millions of patients that those same pharmaceutical companies cannot serve!

We encourage the appropriate committees in both the House and Senate to hold hearings on this critical issue.

Explore our interactive map that demonstrates the importance of compounded medicines to patients all across the country. Filter these first-hand accounts by state to see just how vital compounded medicines are.