With polycystic ovarian syndrome, hormone therapy allowed me to regulate my menstrual cycle, therefore reducing my risk for ovarian cancer. It also helped to regulate my emotional well-being.

My menopausal symptoms were so bad they started to severely affect my job and my performance. Since I have taken compounded hormones all the symptoms have stopped and I have been able to regain my life back.

I was diagnosed with juvenile osteoporosis at 21 years old.
My bones were dangerously damaged.
With bio-identical hormone therapy, I have managed to recover bone strength and get out of the life-threatening danger zone that I was in due to spontaneous fracture and other complications. I rely on bioidentical hormone therapy please please do not restrict this life-saving treatment.
THANK YOU

I went to my doctor feeling depressed, exhausted, and emotional, and just didn’t feel well and was starting to think maybe it was all in my head. I have been to doctor after doctor to try to find out what was wrong with me and after having my hormones tested, discovered I was in peri-menopause. My doctor put me on compounded progesterone and testosterone and after a few months, I could tell a huge difference in how I feel, giving me back the quality of life I was literally losing. BHRT gave me my energy back to raise my teenagers, be the wife I want to be, and manage my career as a bank manager. I believe if I had kept going down the path I was on, I would have continued to get sicker and sicker and more dependent on medications I didn’t need, but with BHRT, I was able to ween off my anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications. I love the way I feel and can function without negative side effects. Taking away BHRT would be devastating to my mental and physical health there’s no doubt.

Compounded hormones have definitely benefited me in very significant ways. I have used compounded bioidentical hormones for the past 9 years. Please continue to allow compounded pharmacies to provide compounded hormones.

I have used compounded hormones for 9-10 years. I can't imagine my life without them. They help keep me happy and healthy. I have complete trust in the products I get from my compounding pharmacy, and I definitely do not want to lose the right and privilege to purchase them.

As a post-menopausal woman, my HRTs have given me extra vitality since they were tailored to my specific deficits. Leveling out my hormones created calm and balance and a full good night's rest. I attribute bone strength to my compounded HRTs.

When in my mid-40's, started going through a change of life. Started out with day sweats which soon turned into awful night sweats and no sleep...I was miserable. My PA at the time was hesitant to put me on hormone replacement BUT after my levels got bad enough she prescribed bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). At that time, there was only one or perhaps two compounding pharmacies in town but was fortunate enough to find one that worked with my PA to compound a formula that provided relief. Hormone levels had to be checked often to make sure my levels were where they needed to be but that was so much better than being miserable 24/7. I'm still on BHRT and hope to remain on them until such time as they are no longer necessary to regulate my erratic hormone levels.

Bioidentical hormones have enabled me to maintain a healthy, viable, and vibrant life. I can sleep, do not have brain fog, and most importantly, am also helping keep my bones strong. I researched bioidentical hormones, and studies and worked with my endocrinologist in order to make an informed and educated decision. Please do not remove this important choice from those of us who need this to maintain our health and well-being.

I've recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis as well as loss of bone density in my spinal column. The number one remedy for this is hormone treatment. I refuse to subject my body to synthetic hormones that are metabolized through the liver and have numerous side effects. Compounding hormonal medications are the SAFEST and most EFFECTIVE way to treat and hopefully reverse these conditions. I plead with Congress to NOT allow the FDA to restrict anyone's ability to have this much safer option available to them.
In the few months I've been administering the compounded hormone treatments I no longer suffer from arthritic pain, this is solely attributed to these meds, no other pain or anti-inflammatory medications are consumed by me. I cannot stress enough the importance of compounding pharmaceuticals are necessary for my well-being and for countless others.

I suffered for many years before finding compounded hormones. I felt so awful all the time, so tired that I couldn't make it through the day without a nap. Sleeping on weekends for entire days and then going right back to bed at night. I was gaining weight, had zero libido, was cranky all the time, and just felt like I was existing. When my hormones were tested my testosterone and progesterone were both low. I was provided a cream for both progesterone and testosterone. I could feel a difference in myself within the first month. So far I have lost 35 lbs and feel like I have the energy to do things. After using the creams for a while I felt alive again and didn't feel like sleeping my life away. I have now been on these hormone creams for a couple of years and I pray that I can continue to access them so I can stay healthy, happy, and have a good marriage.

I wanted to let this group know that compounded bio-identical hormone replacement enabled me to sleep. This product has made a significant difference in my life and in the life of my family members. Please do not take away the compounded bio-identical hormone replacement solutions we are able to receive. They increase the quality of our life, e.g., in my case, it enabled me to sleep.

These compounded hormones help me in so many areas of health compared to other medications that I took in the past. They improve my mood, facilitate my sex drive, improve my joint elasticity, and improve my skin and my sleep. I have depended upon them prescribed by a licensed Medical Doctor whom I have seen in person for over 25 years. If you as congressmen and women are taking a stance to stop the sale of these hormones please care about post-menopausal women and at the very least allow them to be prescribed by medical doctors possibly limiting online prescribing. Please do not remove access to these as many older women such as myself need them. Thank you for listening to my comments

Before starting hormone replacement therapy with bio-identical hormones, my hormonal changes and deficits were affecting me in my workplace as a wife and as a mother, and as a Christian being able to put forth and do for others. I also have ADHD and going through these changes Has made my executive functioning skills so much worse. Once getting on HRT, I have been able to not only function but thrive! My relationships are better I feel better about myself. I have more confidence and feel more useful, and I am able to keep up with my children! The thought of having to give up the bio-identical hormones terrifies me as I don’t want to lose the progress that I’ve made, and my system is typically very sensitive to different kinds of medicines and other things. But the bio-identical hormones work beautifully for me. Please please consider me and others like me who are just trying to be good contributing citizens of society and need these therapies to be able to function.

Why didn't I know about this sooner? I should have been on testosterone years ago... why didn't my doctor make this suggestion? Why did I have to find out on my own? Does anyone realize that by doing hormone therapy, I am actually a healthier, happier, and much more balanced individual who will no longer need the health care services of someone who isn't? Get it? This should be promoted, not left out of modern medicine's advances... Please let me stand up for myself here, let me stand up against men telling a woman once again what to do with her body. Just stop!!

I can't begin to tell you how much hormone therapy has helped me regain control over my emotions, menopause, and so much more. Please allow these therapies to continue.

I cannot ingest hormone replacement. I need compounded medication. I had a hysterectomy at age 30 and went straight into menopause. The compounded medication helped me get my life back since I cannot take oral hormones because of inflammatory reactions. I am a breast cancer survivor and these nontriggering hormone replacements help me tremendously.

I lost my sister to breast cancer sadly. She was estrogen positive. I didn't want to end up using synthetic and not-safe forms of estrogen. I found a great doctor after my surgical hysterectomy that put me in instant menopause. I was a wreck, and the creams helped. It took time but it was worth it.

I have been taking hormone therapy to increase my energy levels. I noticed a drastic drop in my energy around the age of 40. Leisurely, I am an avid athlete and weight lifter. Professionally, I am a P.E. teacher and trainer. So you can imagine the kind of energy levels that are required to do these things on a daily basis. Not to mention, I am a happily married man of 15 years with three boys. At the end of the work day, my boys require just as much committed energy from me to their needs. They train in jiu Jitsu, we play sports at our local park, and we all know boys are constantly getting into antics. Since being placed on hormone therapy my energy levels have been renewed and my gym workouts have been tremendous. So if this therapy were to be in jeopardy and made unavailable, men like myself would slowly struggle to maintain the strength and desire required to continue to drive our great nation forward. Hormone therapy keeps the mind and body of men in alpha mode. For me, it's the 2x a week kick in the ass remedy that drives me to be a great individual, father, sibling, co-worker, and husband. KEEP IT ON THE MARKET!