I feel that I have the right to the best medicine available to me...

06.21.2022

Indiana Cedar Lake

“I feel that I have the right to the best medicine available to me...”

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. I was in chemo-induced menopause within the first month. This caused numerous, miserable mental, emotional and physical side effects. I asked 2 oncologists, my gynecologist, and a Menopause Specialist for help balancing my hormones with bio-identicals. I feel that I have the right to the best medicine available to me, and there are plenty of research studies to support the safe and effective use of bio-identical hormones for numerous issues, but especially in menopause. If the FDA removes access to the compounded hormones for millions of American women, I will consider it to be not only sexist but dangerous. Compounded hormones are proven to protect women's brains, bones and hearts as they age, and they may also prevent breast cancer. My sisters are also in menopause and use bio-identical hormones (one in Indiana and one in Texas.) I have 3 daughters, and I am concerned for their future welfare in a country that does not preserve options for women to balance hormones safely through compounding.

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.