I need compounded hormone replacement for my thyroid and HRT. Conventional pharmaceuticals have too many additives, are not the exact dosage i need, there is no choice in delivery system and they often cause side effects for me. Compounded prescriptions are a choice between my doctor and myself and can address my changing needs with dosage and delivery and address my unique physiology. One size does not fit all! Many of the "hormones" that are usually prescribed are synthetic and are not human-identical. The NASEM is another co-opted organization that does not have the best interest of the individual in mind in this sick-care, Big Pharma run society. Why else besides money would they put out such a flawed report? Often drugs are approved for use even when they cause harm. If the FDA were acting in the best interest of women Provera would never have been approved, they would have made the company pay for the safety study instead of the government that was supposed to prove it was safe, and when it was found to cause heart attacks and strokes, it was not taken off the market!!!!!!! Patients have to go out of their way to get compounded prescriptions and pay out of pocket so we really need them for ourselves and our pets.