I had a total hysterectomy due to uterine cancer 14 years ago. Hormone therapy has been a lifesaver. Compounded hormones have helped me with hot flashes, better sleep, mood swings, heart health, brain fog, and all over better health! I’m so thankful I read an article in a woman’s magazine that mentioned a compounding pharmacy and practitioners who treated patients with bio-identical hormones. These practitioners do blood work and the hormone is compounded for you personally. There is a great need for these and yes, they really do make a difference!

In-utero I was exposed to the most endocrine-disrupting powerful synthetic estrogen, DES. It caused me to be very ill in my earlier life. I have had multiple cancers and I have lost many organs. Until I discovered compounded hormones.
Once I got on individualized exact dosages, especially since I had lost so many vital organs, I could stop my cancer madness.
Now in my older age - due to cBHRT, I have the youth, vitality, and energy and NO tumors for 20 years now, that I could not have, due to DES, in my younger age. I would not be who I am today without cBHRT and compounding pharmacists.
My body needs T. There is no FDA testosterone for women at all. Without that, I would NOT be who I am with the dynamic career and life I now have at 73. I look like 53. And act like 33. But without testosterone and cBHRT, that would NOT be the case.
I teach CMES to MDs and pharmacists.
Please, do not do this to us.

For years I didn’t understand why I was exhausted and unable to work full time. I was only in my late 30’s. I didn’t drink or party ate an organic and paleo diet was at a decent body weight and was otherwise healthy. Years went by… eventually in my mid 40’s, some friends suggested it could be hormone related (my conventional doctors in Boston were useless and couldn’t help), I found a hormone specialist to see who is a functional doctor in Pasadena, CA. She did blood work on me and said my testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen were basically non-existent and she asked me how I had been able to function. I told her “barely” and my quality of life was terrible. She put me on a cocktail of an estradiol patch, testosterone troches, and progesterone capsules. It took a few months to get my levels right but the results have been miraculous. My night sweats went away, my constant, debilitating hot flashes went away, my sleep improved immensely, my depression disappeared and I was able to work full time again. It had been YEARS since I felt this good. In the last 4 years since I went on Bio-identical compounded hormones, I met the love of my life, got married, started a business, and bought a home. Prior to being on these compounded meds I basically had no social life or interest in anything. It would be really awful if the FDA made these options go away. For someone like me, these really are the only viable option. My “conventional medicine” options would be an IUD or birth control pills which is ridiculous because I am in my late 40’s and in menopause now. I have tried “the pill” to manage my symptoms prior to being put on Bio-identicals and the pill made me feel awful and did not help. If anything, it created more unbearable symptoms and mood disruptions. For all the toxic meds and vaccines out there that are allowed and encouraged, it is astounding to me the FDA wants to take away meds that are good.

I developed thyroid problems approximately 12 years ago. I was prescribed Synthroid. My doctor continued to increase the dosage, but I never felt well. I was so foggy-headed, I would get lost going to the grocery store. I had to ask my husband how to get to places that I had been to hundreds of times before. I was afraid to drive alone. I was so forgetful. I usually did not know what day it was. My quality of life was miserable. My doctor would not change my medication, he wouldn't listen, so I went to an endocrinologist. She prescribed Armour Thyroid. I took a dose, and the effect was amazing, after all that suffering I finally felt normal again! Please do not restrict my access to this medicine. If this happens, I will attempt to move to another country where I can get this medicine. If I am unable to move away, I will most surely consider ending my life, I just can't go back to being a foggy-headed vegetable of a person.

In 2014 my thyroid went haywire. I had developed a toxic nodule that caused my thyroid to become overactive. There are a litany of symptoms that go along with this condition and it makes one miserable. Once diagnosed, on the recommendation of an Endocrinologist, my thyroid was treated with radioactive iodine, rendering me hypothyroid for the remainder of my life. Thyroid medications were prescribed and helped some of the symptoms, but I still felt awful. My doctor prescribed a compounded, time released Liothyronine (T3) medication, to go along with my other thyroid medications, and within 30 days I was feeling better. Within 60 days I was myself again. It would be tragic if our government restricted use of these kinds of medications. My doctor also prescribed compounded B12 injections due to a deficiency, a condition that a supplement didn't help.

The use of cBHT has restored balance in my life. I sleep better, my moods are more stable—I just feel better. I love the fact these are made just for me—custom for my needs. Regular pharmacies are not able to do this and it would be a great loss for me—and a number of other people that I know—to lose this valuable resource!

Compounded Hormones changed my life from depressed, moody, with hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and irritable all the time back to a normal person with none of the above symptoms anymore.
My quality of life has changed so much…I am able to sleep and I have the energy to do my work again and with a clear mind.
I cannot imagine having to go back to those days before I found the wonderful doctor who prescribed the Compounded hormones I am using now.

I cannot imagine having to go back to those days without the Compounded hormones I am using now!!!

Please stop them from restricting the use of compounded hormone therapies!! Compounded hormones work and millions of women depend on them!!!!!

I am concerned about the FDA restricting my access to a Customized Compounded Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy that’s been described by the doctor.

I have benefited immensely from this prescribed therapy from my Doctor, and I could not accept the FDA limiting my access to Customized Compounded Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Had a partial hysterectomy that threw me into menopause. Causing extreme symptoms. Insomnia, extreme depression, I couldn't function, irrational thoughts, weight loss, other physical symptoms, an absolute nightmare! If it wasn't for bio-identical hormones, I wouldn't be here! It is a real issue for millions of women! Taking bio-identical hormones away would be devastating to millions. Many of us cannot tolerate synthetic hormones! It's my body my choice.

My GYN had prescribed me one size fits all hormones for my perimenopause symptoms. I felt like I was wired tight taking them. The same issue I had when taking "the pill" for birth control.
My New GYN suggested hormones compounded based on my needs. They sent me to a compounding pharmacist. Worked like a charm. The one-size fit had too much estrogen for me. They also could have brought on an increased breast cancer risk. The compounded ones had just what I needed. Don't take these options away from those of us that need them. Health care is personal.

This is an important medical care option; my wife's levels were critically low affecting almost every aspect of her life

Through the compounding hormones, much of this has been fixed and quality of life is better without the side effects from pharmaceutical versions of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

We implore Congress to keep these as suitable options and alternatives to traditional hormone replacement therapy. It doesn't work for everyone and comes with side effects that do not make it an option for us.

Please do not restrict these therapies

At 55 years old I stopped getting a period, I started quickly having joint pain, weight gain, fatigue, night sweats, sleepless nights, brain fog, dry vagina, and no libido. I was hunched over and walking like I was 70 due to the lack of hormones. I was literally becoming old and my quality of life was suffering. I couldn’t do anything, the joint pain was unbelievable. I’d be in bed after 20 minutes of any kind of physical activity, but after one month of being on bio-identical hormones, my quality of life had gone back to where I was premenopausal. I feel amazing like I’m in my 30s again no more joint pain no more hot flashes and night sweat, the brain fog is gone, and I can function through the day without needing breaks and naps. Without my bio-identical hormones, I will not have a decent quality of life.

I have been using compounded estrogen for many years as I am trying to eliminate chemicals from my food & medicines. The U. N. Environment Programme has determined that parabens are an endocrine disruptor & are banned in Europe. Please don't take this option & alternative medicine away!

After my hysterectomy 45 years ago, I because a raging lunatic. I was all over the place; I would fly off the handle at a moment's notice. I reacted terribly to the synthetic hormones that were prescribed to me.
When I finally found a doctor who would listen to me, he prescribed cBHT, and it changed not only my life but the lives of my husband and children.
Once my hormones were balanced, I was able to live a normal life.

I had a hysterectomy and oophorectomy at age 31. I am now 65. My body metabolizes natural hormones better than what is made in chemical pharmacies. I take a compounded estrogen and testosterone cream and a compounded progesterone capsule every day. It helps my body with all kinds of symptoms.

During the past 7 years, I have been experiencing challenging menopausal symptoms. I am so happy to have found a trusted and experienced OB/GYN, who helped solve my challenges with cBHT. I feel much better!
I think it is important for everyone to have options to choose from in regard to their health and to have the freedom to choose, with the help of their trusted doctor, what best suits them! My body, my choices!

My energy, clarity, and libido have improved significantly. I'm a much happier person. I have been on this journey for 9 months and will continue. I have told my friends and family and they're on board too.

In 2008 I was severely exhausted, challenged by hot flashes, mood issues, and depression. My hair was falling out, I was sleeping only 2 hours per night. I went to 8 physicians. I have been in medicine my whole life and could not believe the level or lack of treatment… I had one doctor throw a pack of progestin ( synthetic) hormones at me and say that’s all I have. I took two caps and had a severe reaction. My thyroid was off as well! I could not take commercial pharmaceuticals for this … they have gluten in them and dyes which I reacted to. I found the only relief in compounded hormones! With testosterone and estradiol and progesterone, I am able to have energy and stay cognitively sharp. The thyroid compound has helped with energy, sleep, temperature regulation, and my mood. None of those was ever suggested by any conventional physician. I would like to say this aged my life. I would like to say I am on no other medication!

As if the cancel culture has not gone far enough, now older women, already mostly invisible to the world are next? BHRT has saved my life allowing me to remain healthy & self-sufficient. I work every day with energy my much younger co-workers don't have. I get paid & do not plan to retire or draw SS benefits until I physically can't work anymore. My brain is stimulated, my body healthy, & I no longer need meds other doctors have prescribed for an aging woman.