As a post menopausal woman I was suffering with low energy, ostpenia and low sex drive. Compounded hormones have changed all that and my osteoporosis risk has gone down. I don’t want to take synthetic hormones. They cause cancer and stroke.

After having a complete hysterectomy and then going off synthetic hormones b/c my mother had developed breast cancer from them, I went for years without hormone replacement. My body was negatively effected across the board. I found a local doc who gave me bio-identical hormones and they have COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED MY PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL LIFE! I am THRIVING now and feel like I've regained my health on every level!

The most effective form of replacement hormone therapy for me has been compounded from our local pharmacy. After years of being hypo out of range with my TSH I finally have normal results. And most importantly I feel great. The possibility of losing my life saving medications is terrifying. We need our compounding pharmacies and products geared for individual patients who do not respond well to other standard prescriptions.

Personalized, balanced hormones have helped me function better mentally by helping me with depression and anxiety. HRT has also helped me sleep better and has helped with hot flashes and improved my libido. Men get to have testosterone injections and have medicines to help with erectile disfunction so I'm glad I've had hormones to help me also.

I was started on compounded hormones after having a full hysterotomy and having to replace them. They are much safer than the pharmaceutical version that can destroy the liver. I have been on compounded hormones for over 13 years and still on them today. Women need this option.

Hello. I depend on my compounded hormones for a good quality of life. Due to cancer, I had to have my ovaries and uterus completely removed at the young age of 41. It sent me into surgical menopause. I could not function without my hormones. It was a nightmare!! Several months later, I started on compounded hormones and it has been a life saver for me. For 15 years, I have had a much better quality of life because of them.

My gynecologist prescribed Premarin after my hysterectomy at 37 years of age. He told me to just increase the dosage until I felt better. I became a raging lunatic, having way too much estrogen and NO progesterone whatsoever. I had no balance and was irritable, with unpredictable mood swings, and with raging anger at the drop of a hat. It was horrible! Then I discovered bioidentical hormones, and the fact that you can get your levels tested. I asked my doctor if he would be willing to prescribe them, and he was. It was an absolute game changer! I've been on bioidentical progesterone and small amounts of estrogen, and have been my old happy self since 2004, with NO undesirable side effects at all! PLEASE please do not take away this life saving therapy!! There is room in the marketplace for both bioidentical and regular hormone therapy. Please do more research to discover the truth about bioidenticals. I just don't think I can survive without them. They are that important to my health and well being. Thank you!

After years of suffering with anxiety, depression and hair loss going to doctor after doctor I discover it was my hormones causing the issue.

I found a pharmacy that compounded the progesterone cream for me that works fast, efficiently and effectively. I also feel it is more safe than taking a pill.

I am not concerned about cancer or anything else with this. I have been taking it for 2 years and I have my life back. No more hair loss, depression or anxiety. I would be completely be lost without it.

My name is Cheryl Beene. I am a certified family nurse practitioner and a patient who receives compounded hormone replacement. I have been on them since I was 48 years old and am now 56 years old. When I first started this type of hormone replacement, I had been on traditional hormones. I was losing my short term memory, gaining weight, losing my hair and crying for no reason almost daily. My GYN prescribed compounded hormones after drawing my labs and within a week of taking them, I was 100% improved. I highly recommend these to my patients and my friends. I cannot be without them.

I have consulted with 1000's of patients whose lives were turned around using personalized bioidentical hormone therapies. Conventional medicine had failed them time and time again. These interventions have occurred over 27 years of consultations. Even better, there are mainly positive effects and little chance of damaging people. With a little patience, most can get relief from depleted hormone symptoms.
My own life is vastly better with the opportunity to use hormones. Nearly 30 years again, I was diagnosed with an underactive pituitary gland. My treatment has been to support the affected thyroid, sex and adrenal hormones with compounded BHRT. Consequently, I am aging in very good health and vitality and would never consider stopping an option.

Hello,

I'm writing to you to let you know how CRITICAL compounding pharmacies are to the health of so many women! My personal story is that I was diagnosed with PMDD in 2013 and was prescribed an antidepressant. Unfortunately, had I consulted with a doctor who specializes in bioidentical hormones (prescribed by compounding pharmacies) I could have PREVENTED getting endometrial cancer 5 years later in 2018.

I consulted with a hormone specialist 3 months ago, who informed me that PMDD is typically caused by low progesterone which left untreated will cause estrogen to become dominant and cause the endometrial lining of the uterus to become thick and generate cancerous cells. Fortunately, I discovered the cancer early on (Stage 1) but have been suffering from surgical menopause (disrupted sleep every night due to night sweats, migraine headaches, weight gain, etc.) since my hysterectomy in October, 2018.

Since discovering a hormone specialist, she prescribed several bio identical hormones to use that are all produced by a compounding pharmacy. Since starting this hormone regimen, I can now sleep through the night, have lost weight and haven't had any migraines. There were no other effective solutions for me. I consulted with several gynecologists, including the head of Cleveland Clinic's Women's hospital.

I urge you to not prevent compounding pharmacies from prescribing these life saving bioidentical hormones.

Thank you,
Christine Nedeau

Peri and menopause hit me harder than just about anyone I know. I suffered immensely for several months with a long list of symptoms like insomnia, pain, mood irregularities, hot flashes and more. I thought my life was over. I eventually learned about hormone replacement therapy. I decided to give it a try, and while FDA-approved synthetic hormone replacement therapy provided some relief, I still had numerous symptoms and poor quality of life. It was until I found a prescriber who helped me through the long process of finding the right balance for me that my life was restored. I felt like I came back from the living dead. I need compounded hormone replacement tailored to ME. I am so very worried that this option will be taken away from me and that I will once again be disabled by symptoms. I truly hope we are allowed access to compounded hormone replacement therapy under the care of a qualified prescriber.

It all began 2 years ago when I began noticing changes to my sleeping habits, which affected my mood. I decided to visit my doctor and I quickly discovered I was in pre-menopause. The doctor I visited gave me a sample of a medication that in big, red letters said "suicide risk". Clearly this was nothing I was going to take. I spoke to my chiropractor who recommended my current doctor. She took the time to speak to me about the care I would receive and the compounding medication she would be prescribing me. I trusted her and the medicine I would be using. I have been doing extremely well with the compounding medication and have had no side effects. I implore you not to take these compounded hormones away, as they work for so many women like me, that need these as part of their daily lives.

I ran to one gynecologist to the next when I started realizing something wasn't right when I was eating well and gaining wait, sleeping a full 9-10 hours a night and still exhausted beyond repair. Each MD told me that I needed to exercise more and increase my anti depressant dose, even though I was so proud to be getting myself off those. I was put on birth control, given high dose metformin, and sent on my way. When I kept coming back they would check my bloodwork and tell me everything looked perfect. I knew that it wasn't. I am so grateful that with a little digging I found my functional medicine doctor who did very specific lab testing and sure enough my thyroid was low, my testosterone was very low, and my nutrient panel was poor. Since seeing my new doctor in Feb 2021 I am proud to say that all my hormones are at a perfect level. I feel like myself again, my anxiety is gone, my sex drive is back and I am able to enjoy my life as a mom to 3 kids, ages 10,9, and 8. Without the compounded hormones I now rely on, I'd continue to be prescribed more and more synthetic drugs making me sicker and sicker. I am truly grateful to have found my doctor and even more grateful that I am consuming natural hormones that have turned my life around.

Was on Bio Identical Hormones For Many Years...I Was Younger With Full Hysterotomy.. No Fun. I Used Bio Identical Hormones And It Gave Me My Life Back...I Was Taken Off By A Dr. And I Aged Dramatically. Bones Hurt Now...Skin Is Wrinkly...Depressed Now. Should Of Changed Dr's...Was My Choice For A Good Life...That Was Taken From Me. It Is Women's Choice To Take It For Quality Of Life...It Is Safe. Was Healthy On Bio Identical Hormones...Every Way...No Quality Of Life Now. Women Should Have Own Choices To Choose...Do Not Stop This...Good Results

I am a 59-year-old post menopausal woman still on my BHRT journey. In no way would I ever consider putting synthetic hormones in my body. Women deserve the right to choose how to maintain their health and their lives.

Women have a lot of trouble with their hormones. It is very difficult to get these from pharmacies run by insurance companies. Please do not restrict these so deeply that we will not be able to access them. It’s finally making a difference in how I feel. I have been on many other medication‘s and still am on this medication‘s. I think this could prolong my life

Before pellet placement I had no energy, low libido, foggy thinking. About a week or two later I felt a surge of energy, libido came back and I was able to think more clearly. I had the motivation to get back in the gym and start working out again. I highly recommend bio identical hormone therapy to anyone.

I was getting whiskers, drier inside, hair falling out and tired all the time, not being alert, etc. and I needed to go to work and keep up with my job.