I am a 63 year old female. I became menopausal over the two years leading up to my 47th birthday. Early menopause runs in my family. By the age of 54, I was starting to be uncomfortable having sex, although I was using an Estring to provide hormones. About at that same time, my long-term sexual partner was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had radical surgery which ended his ability to have sex. Six years of celibacy later, I got reacquainted with a former lover, but my vagina had atrophied to the point of non-functionality. I underwent four sessions of the Mona Lisa Touch laser treatment. There was improvement, but still issues. I was prescribed compounded bioidentical replacement hormones (cBHRT) estradiol suppositories and they made all the difference! Later, because of my need to travel, I also used the cream for injection into the vagina. 18 months after completing the 4th round of the Mona Lisa touch, I had a follow up laser treatment. It has been nearly a year later. My sexual relations are sporadic, but utilizing the cBHT estradiol makes sex possible. Not having cBHRT as an option would end my sex life. I am still young at heart!

Before discovering testosterone therapy, I was constantly tired and did not feel normal, which was caused by side effects from a prostate prescription medication for an inflamed and enlarged prostate. After the medication, which worked, my testosterone levels dropped and never regained anything close to normal levels. Then when I discovered the troches and pellet implants, which worked whereas testosterone cream and shots did not work, my life became more normal where I felt like I could do the things I used to do, including regular exercising, daily chores, and just living my life. I have been on this therapy now for over 10 years, having discovered it when I was 67 years old, and it has made my life whole again, particularly now that I am getting older and the aging process can limit your functionality anyway. But now at least I feel that I have a reasonable chance to function during my senior years. Therefore I strongly recommend and support that testosterone therapy continue to be made available. Otherwise there will be so many men like me that will go downhill fast. You cannot begin to understand the feeling of fatigue until you live it daily. Testosterone therapy has restored my life and given me continued hope for my future.

The hormone compound cream makes my life so much better. Without it, my mind is foggy and my heat level will chase me out of my skin. I realize the government wants less for us and that's wrong. We all need hormones as we age; it helps in so many ways. Do not let them take this away from us.

I am a breast cancer survivor (twice) and I am unable to take hormones via pill form. Taking it by the compound form has balanced my hormones and has improved my life. I no longer feel my energy is depleted. I think clearer, no longer feel depressed and I feel more energized. I have been taking the compounds for 10 years.

Many women going through menopause are unable to function on a daily basis. Not sleeping and experiencing hot flashes. The hot flashes I experienced wasn't like being hot. It was a burning in the core of my body. Hormones brought my life back.

Following a radical hysterectomy in 2004, and then seven years of horrendous symptoms associated with low hormone levels, I was prescribed cBHT and it gave me my life back with no side effects and no other cancers or other issues such that Premarin and other synthetic drugs can cause. Those of us on cBHT are ones that desire to live a life that is as healthy as possible. A healthier lifestyle leads to fewer health issues which leads to more years to contribute and not be a drain on the health system. It is vital that you allow those of us who wish to walk out our lives in vibrancy instead of infirmity to continue to do so.

I began compounded bioidentical hormone therapy about 12 years ago when I was 49 years old. I was still having a monthly period but my emotions seemed to be up and down, my energy level was low, and my libido had dropped considerably. One day at Costco, I noticed a book by Suzanne Somers about the connection between weight loss, sugar and balancing your hormones. I had gained about 20 pounds the previous few years so I purchased the book for that reason alone. As I began reading the chapters about the symptoms of estrogen decline I could see myself in nearly every paragraph. I also began to educate myself on the difference between natural hormone therapy and synthetic hormones. I started talking to my friends who had used "the patch" or hormone pills and they were STILL suffering from the same symptoms I was experiencing. What they were using was not helping. It didn't take long to be convinced that natural, bioidentical therapy was the route I wanted to explore. I used a site the book recommended to find a doctor in my area that specializes in HRT and I found Dr. Gregory Wolf. I made an appointment and after a series of hormone bloodwork labs, he could see my estrogen levels were far under what they should be. He was a strong believer in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and started me on a low dose of estrogen. After three months, I repeated blood labs and my estrogen levels had improved. He also had me keep a journal of how I felt emotionally, physically and sexually during this time. I began to notice a feeling of being more balanced within the first month and within three months I was feeling "back to normal". But my FAMILY gave me the best feedback. My three children could notice a difference in my patience levels and they began to call my estrogen cream "mom's happy hormones". My husband was definitely benefiting from my increased libido..and I felt like I had my personality and energy level back...it was a WIN-WIN for all of us! I stayed on this estrogen only protocol for almost two years since I was still having a regular menstrual cycle and producing my own progesterone and testosterone. Prior to beginning cHTR, I had already been diagnosed with a prolapsed uterus and cervix caused years earlier by childbirth and three big babies. My gynecologist had recommended a hysterectomy, but honestly I had been living with the prolapse because I was fearful of the radical drop in hormone production and being thrown into surgical menopause overnight. One of my best friends had gone through a hysterectomy that year and her entire personality had changed...she was in a dark place emotionally and facing the same prospect literally terrified me! Although my estrogen replacement had improved my libido, the prolapse uterus and cervix had made sexual intercourse painful. I talked to Dr. Wolf and without hesitation he started me on a basic dosage of cHRT one month prior to my surgery....increased estrgen, along with progesterone and testosterone. He would retest my hormone labs after surgery. I explained all this to my GYN surgeon and he was elated I was taking this hormone therapy. His own wife had been using them for about 5 years and he said it had changed her life. He assured me that I would be fine, but it might take some fine tuning to find the correct balance after all of my own hormones had left my system. I had the hysterectomy in September of 2010 and experienced ONE intense hot flash on the third day. THAT WAS IT... virtually unheard of in the millions of women that go through a complete hysterectomy. I was hypersensitive to every feeling wondering "is this therapy was really going to work?" After my 6 weeks of recovery I was a believer! Dr. Wolf ran the hormone labs again and tweaked my dosage a little and by month 3...I felt as emotionally and sexually balanced as I had in my thirties without the discomfort of the prolapsed cervix. I have continued the therapy consistently ever since. I have yearly physicals & mammograms and my family doctor is always amazed with my health at now 63. I have NO vaginal dryness, I do NOT have the normal "weight gain" of other menopausal women, I have stable blood sugar & cholesterol levels, I have normal mammograms and I have an exceptional sex drive...which has added greatly to the "happiness" factor in my 37 year old marriage. This last December I had my first bone density test...a DEXA. The results showed that I had normal bone density..and less than a 1% chance of fracture in my hip or back. I was 62 at the time and this is remarkable for a woman my age! I believe this is a direct result of replacing my hormones with cHRT. Can you imagine if every woman had this therapy available? No more fractured wrists or even worse....hips from a simple slip in the garden? Compounded Hormone Replacement Therapy gave me my life back. It had helped so much that we even went through a time when our medical insurance changed for one year my husband was willing to private pay so I could still see Dr. Wolf and continue my cHRT...it was a "no brainer" according to my husband to have a wife and mother at 100%. I have shared my experience taking cHRT with dozens of female friends and many have jumped on board and feel great! Even my best friend who had the hysterectomy began seeing my doctor that year and I could see the radical change in her personality... she was her cheery self once again. Her own marriage had a rebirth and her kids had their mom back. She has continued taking cHRT faithfully and private pays each month because her HMO sadly won't cover the cost. But for her it is totally worth it to have her life, marriage and family healthy. I gladly will contribute my honest testimonial and will fight to keep cHRT available. This keeps women healthy! If every menopausal woman had access to cHRT it would save the health care system millions of dollars in costs for other physical ailments caused by lack of hormones. My husband was so amazed by what he saw in me that when he began to notice his moods changing, energy level decreasing, erections that were not as firm or long-lasting as they had once been and definitely could tell his overall sex drive had decreased... he had his own bloodwork done. It revealed that his testosterone levels were very low. He began taking T-shots weekly about 7 years ago. The transformation was astounding. NO MORE GRUMPY DAD & HUSBAND! He just turned 61 and has the energy of men half his age, perfect weight, no muscle loss, happily NO erectile disfunction issues anymore and the sex drive he had in his twenties. In talking to his other male friends at work, he is the ONLY one still having sex at least 3 times a week and every time without Viagra. And in other women my age (not on cHRT), I'm usually the only one having sex so often and enjoying it! LISTEN...HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY IS A GAME CHANGER FOR NOT ONLY OUR HEALTH BUT OUR MARRIAGES & FAMILIES. And we've seen first hand...what affects the marriage & family effects the entire country. Health care should be about better HEALTH for American citizens....not about how much money the big pharmaceutical companies can make. We thrive as a country because we protect our freedoms. A free-market economy is worth the fight and it's what our founding fathers envisioned when they framed the constitution. We cannot allow the big pharmaceutical companies to take that away from us. I appreciate and have benefited from many medications pharmaceutical companies have developed ~ I am thankful for these companies. But they don't have to control everything...that would be unhealthy for our country and it's citizens. It will take all of us joining together to protect and defend "WE THE PEOPLE"...have a right to continue producing and consuming compounded bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Sincerely, Carolyn DeFoe

I used to have debilitating migraines every day. I couldn't function at all before I started taking my progesterone pills. I am literally half dead if I cannot take my progesterone. I was on the bathroom floor five days a week before I started taking my bioidentical progesterone pills. The idea that it would not be available to me anymore is terrifying. And no, the synthetic form of it does not work for me. It just gives me horrible side effects.

I could not sleep. I had hot flashes and low libido. I read about bioidentical hormones in Susanne Somers book, Ageless. I sought out a doctor who prescribed The Wiley protocol. I will never give them up. My quality of life has improved immensely!

I feel great. The feelings of irritability and unhappiness are all done. I am a better mom, spouse and person. I finally feel like myself again. My athletic recovery has enhanced, my memory is back to normal, and my hair and skin as well.

Prior to cBHT, my life was a living hell. I was extremely uncomfortable for several years. I was at the point of feeling as though life wasn't worth living if that was the kind of pain and discomfort I would deal with for the rest of my life. And at the time I was only 48. My doctor then prescribed cBHT for me and I felt like a human again. I believe it literally saved my life. I am so grateful for both the doctors who prescribe them and the pharmacies who compound them. I know dozens of women who share my same feelings and I'm just one person. There are countless numbers of people whose lives depend on them. Everyone should have the right to choose if they want the benefits of cBHT or not.

My noticeable benefits include fighting off vasomotor symptoms (night sweats, hot flashes, and flushes) and vaginal dryness, including issues related to menopause. Bone loss, skin thinning and I have not experienced hair loss before. I experience general well-being. It has increased lean muscle, fat loss, and sex drive.

It's like night and day. The cBHT has help my life tremendously.

I started when I was 60 and I am now 75. I sleep eight-nine hours, I have good emotional balance, great stamina and continue to live a full active life. After reading so much about what the loss of vital hormones can do to you mentally, physically and emotionally, I feel that taking this BHT has greatly enhanced my body and mind. To replace hormones with bioidentical hormones so that your body knows exactly what to do with them is a perfect match!

BHRT for me is a necessary part of my health and well-being. I am now sleeping better, my energy level is up, my temperature has stabilized and because of that my mental health is much more positive and I am able to focus on tasks at hand. BHRT is a must for me.

Bioidentical hormones have saved my life. I take estrogen, progesterone and thyroid (naturethroid). Without them I would have no energy, terrible insomnia, hot flashes, and a very poor quality of life. For some reason my body didn't tolerate synthetic thyroid, but the compounded thryroid works really well. I would be extremely upset if these bioidentical options were not available.

Bioidentical hormones are a gentle and progressive way to restore aspects of youth that are lost through aging. I started at age 59 because my body was out of balance- all of a sudden, I was getting ocular migraines and joint pain. Since working with my doctor to adjust my hormones naturally, I have no joint pain and I feel like I am 30 again. I have lost weight and am in great shape.

The multiple symptoms of menopause were brutal and unbearable. Two weeks after starting bioidentical hormone therapy, every one of the symptoms went away. I've been on bioidentical hormones for nine years now. I am 68 years old and feel like I'm in my 40's in terms of general health, energy and appearance. In my opinion, it is the best preventative medicine I've ever experienced.

I am a 76 year old man and I look and feel 50, thanks to bioidentical hormones. I have been taking them for seven years and I feel healthy and energetic.