I was a real 'mess', mentally and physically until my family doctor suggested that I try compounded bioidentical HRT. She referred my to an OBGYN who had me do a saliva test to check my hormone levels. After getting results, meds were compounded specifcially for me. After about two weeks, I was not having hot flashes, mood swings, and vaginal dryness, which was causing me to feel like I had a UTI. I just felt better all over! I have continued to stay on the bioidentical HRT for 13 years (I am now 68). My doctor makes sure that I get my annual mammogram which she gets the full report and compares to previous year along with a saliva test to make sure everything is balanced and nothing is too high or too low. She will not refill my bioidentical HRT unless I do the annual mammogram and saliva testing. She works with the compounding pharmacy if changes should be made. I cannot stress how it would benefit every woman to be able to have this as a choice to their medical care as they reach menopause. I plan on bioidentical HRT aways being a part of my medical care plan. It has been a true blessing. Central Compounding Center in Durham, NC and Dr. Sheila Allison, MD/Raleigh, NC are the best around. I don't know what I would have done without them! Please support a woman's right to choose with her doctor if bioidentical HRT is right for her when she reaches this stage in her life.

I had a prolapse uterus and eventually was an unable to enjoy outdoor or just daily activities. I constantly felt like I needed to urinate and had physical discomfort. My estrogen cream brought my life back to normal for many years. When it was time to wear a pessary, my vaginal walls had good integrity which has allowed using a pessary to be totally comfortable and unnoticeable in my daily life. I believe that the estrogen cream has prevented me from having difficult and possibly unuseful surgery.

I have had a terrific experience with these hormones. They make me feel wonderful and more importantly, I can work the pharmacist to adjust the dosages in small amounts if need be.

Makes all the difference. Keep the government out of my body.

I am allergic to commercial estrogen cream and the compounding pharmacy estriol base does not cause allergic reactions on my skin. So I have to use them and you shouldn't take away our freedom to choose.

It is my opinion that it is the best resolution to the horrible symptoms and side effects of menopause. My family agrees with me that it has made the biggest improvement in my overall physical, mental, and emotional health. It scares me to think this could be taken away from me and replaced with the "one-size-fits-all" HRT manufactured by big pharmaceutical companies, proven to be dangerous to us!

Bioidentical hormones are essential to my well-being. They improve all symptoms of aging.

I have been a patient in menopause for over 10 years and have been taking bioidentical progesterone even before that. I had cells in my uterus which were pre-cancerous. Taking the bioidentical hormones have changed my life. I do not experience menopause symptoms of hair loss, sleepless nights, sweats, or irritable behavior. Please do not take away my ability to use compounded bioidentical hormones.

It has been a life saver for me. It has even helped with my migraines.

My mother had breast cancer and so I did not want to take high levels of animal hormones. I took those until age 63 but was still having hot flashes and night sweats. I am a medical technologist so I found a doctor who would work with me on saliva testing annually and bioidentical hormones. Since I switched I have been able to stop the night sweats and feel this is safer. I did not like knowing that horses were abused to produce estrogen. We have the right to try law and I will do all in my power to make sure this is available for me and my daughters. We will order these from the internet if America is prohibited from selling them. The FDA will have a fight on their hands.

I was so bad prior to cBHT, I couldn't stand myself and neither could anyone else. I've always had terrible PMS. So sick and moody, and in bed cramping under a heating pad. Within a few weeks on biodentical hormones, I could tell a difference as well as my husband and kids. It took a good month or so but it changed life. I could function, socialize, work and be part of human race once again. My migraines even lessened eventually going away. I could now go out or stay home and act accordingly again. It had been several years before this I suffered. I was so grateful when a friend called me and told me about this. She literally saved my life and my family's life.

I have tried other testosterone, and the bioidentical compounded makes me feel better overall to a great extent over synthetic testosterone. I have tried different synthetic replacements too. I question why our government agencies would restrict access to something with such a benefit. In 20 years of using compounded testosterone, I have never had a problem. This is a power and / or money issue, and it is disheartening to say the least.

I was unable to take the pill form of HRT. The compounded cream form has bypassed my gut and enabled me to have relief of hot flashes, insomnia and other symptoms. PLEASE DONT RESTRICT THIS! It has been a life saver for me!

The compound medicine I use makes me feel better, gives me a better quality of life and is more affordable than other options. I'm 77 years old and this has really been a game changer in my life. My prescription insurance makes this medication unaffordable to buy a name brand.

My hormones run very low without supplementation. When I took allopathic hormone replacement therapy, I had side effects like swelling, nausea and acne. With compounded hormones, I have no side effects that are harmful to my health, and I have no problem with depression, fatigue and other low hormone symptoms.

I experienced early onset menopause at the age of 40. My doctor prescribed premarin, which I took for several years. I had several adverse effects, including vaginal discharge, headaches and depression. When I started cBHT it was truly life changing. No side effects, I just felt really good again for the first time in years. I'm also at high risk for osteoporosis, so my primary physician feels that it is beneficial to continue the compounded medication. I have a saliva test done annually to make sure that the hormones are balanced, and they are adjusted as needed. Please continue to let cBHT be available. It is safer and better monitored than the chemical equivalents.

I had to have a strangulated testicle removed and the other one was dysfunctional. With cBHT I have energy, focus, sexual function and do not have depression. On the traditional Rx, results went in cycles from too high to too low. For the last decade since discovering compounded testosterone, it has restored the quality of my life.

I have more energy, am in a better mood, and have a better outlook on life. I cannot afford the Medicare price. My only recourse is compounding paid out of pocket.

I have much more energy and a higher quality of life.