Around ten years ago, I finally spoke to my obstetrics-gynecology Dr. about the hot flashes I experienced day and night. I kept a set of clothes at my work desk in case I soaked with perspiration what I was already wearing. Any type of embarrassment, no matter how small, would set off the flash. This Dr. prescribed low-dose Birth Control (BC) pills to help control it. Please note, I was no longer ovulating, simply just experiencing menopausal symptoms.
A co-worker told me about a naturopathic Dr. here in Salem. This naturopathic Dr. prescribed a topical creme to replace BC pills, with the same desired results and saving my liver the extra work of processing a pharmaceutical. Since then, the prescription has been changed a few times because my body has changed. Naturopathic Dr. determines how to regulate the hormones compounded in topical creme by way of my blood panels. Without this compound, I continue to have night sweats. With this compound, I feel much better in the morning, and my bedsheets are dry. Well worth the cost of medicine, I hope the FDA considers all testimonies, especially the positive ones, while accessing the need to restrict our access to bio-identical hormones.