I have been on hormone replacement therapy for a very long time. This compounded medication has helped with my emotions and personal issues as well. Who are you to decide for us this is not needed?

I am 67, post menopausal and confirmed Factor V Leiden; therefore cannot use synthetic hormones. Since my early 50s my hair, eyes, skin, and vaginal area were extremely dry. Doctors won't prescribe synthetic hormones for me because of side effects, i.e. stroke and blood clots. Besides having aged disproportionately and the emotional and physical discomfort associated with all of the above conditions, my only remedy available is cBHT, which has solved a multitude of problems.
Are there any women on the panel readibg this?. There should be!

I am 56 years old! And at age 30 I had health issues that resulted in a radical Hysterectomy. For the last 26 years I have tried every kind of hormone out there and found the best results with the Bio Identical Hormones' at the Compound Pharmacy near me.
They have actually saved my health in a way that nothing else could have done.

9 years ago, I was diagnosed with very aggressive prostate cancer. I was told I had 3 to 5 years to live. As I searched thru various treatment modalities, I decided that I didn't want surgery nor radiation. The prognosis offered by the doctors offering these treatments were not very promising. I decided to try alternative treatments. My first experience was to go to Germany and have a trans-urethral hyperthermia treatment. This stopped the cancer for about a year before it returned with a vengeance. My PSA soared to 205. An MRI disclosed that the cancer was still well encapsulated. My personal physician suggested that I try Estradiol as a treatment. I began estradiol therapy with oral medication. After several months, my PSA was under 4! I developed a Deep vein thrombosis and decided to go off the oral estradiol. My PSA shot up again. My physician suggested that I use a topical form of estradiol which I could obtain by prescription from a compounding pharmacy. I accepted his counsel and I had my prescription filled at Mt. Olympus Compounding Pharmacy. I began using the topical estradiol about 3+ years ago. My PSA has dropped to 0.8 and has remained so for entire period of time.
I hope this will remain available for my treatments. Compounding the estradiol is essential for my life. I cannot use the oral estradiol because of the DVTs it causes in my legs.
I am 76 years old and this is the only viable treatment available to me.
I urge the FDA to reconsider ruling against this.
Thank you,
Donald S. Coplin

Being one who can not use the standard one size fit all
Hormone therapy. Compounded hormones have changed my life! Without them I’d be a mess!! Due to severe endometriosis which lead to a hysterectomy in my early 40’s I needed help making hormones. Compounding has been the only safe way for me to have the level and balance that my body needs. Don’t mess with what works! We the people have the right to choose what works for each of us!! With bio identical hormones I have had NO life threatening side effects and able to live a better quality of life. With man made hormones I’d be dead by now. Or worse a vegetable sitting in a chair taking up space. Rather not have another pulmonary embolism due to man-made artificial synthetic medicine ever again.

I had serious mood issues due to perimenopause. Anxiety, frustration and all around anger at everything for no good reason.
Several years ago I started taking compounded bioidentical progesterone. It has made a WORLD of difference!!!!!!! Please don't take away this important medication. I mean unless you want a crazy middle aged woman walking around trying not to punch everything in sight!! Progesterone has given me greater "peace, love and understanding". I feel much more like myself. :)

I approached my early 30s and ran out of free-floating testosterone. I’ve always been an active healthy individual, who is always in the gym and taking care of myself both dietarily and physically. I started to enter into my early 30s and found that my energy was depleting and I just didn’t feel right anymore. I started to have a weight gain that I couldn’t control and also started to have a loss and strength. We found that my free-floating testosterone was well below where I should be, especially for my age. Having the ability to have a low testosterone hormonal compound of cream, has changed my outlook in several ways. It is provided the energy, rest, and strength that I was once missing at an early age. Removing this from me would lead me to a non-substantial life style with exhaustion outside my control. This is it’s a life necessity.

I’ve been taking cBHT for 8+ years without any negative side affects. Actually, just the opposite.
I was experiencing hot flashes and night sweats every half hour. Therefore getting no sleep and cranky all day. None existent libido with painful vaginal dryness.
After starting cBHT my hot flashes and night sweats were gone!!! I was sleeping all night and therefore my mood was much better.
I have a lot more energy and maintaining muscle mass. I NEVER want to live without cBHT.

It's been 11 years since I was diagnosed with PCOS. It has been something not very many of my doctors have taken seriously. They put me on birth control, threw a diabetic medication in my face and said loose weight. That can be very discouraging, as it only masked the symptoms to a very complicated issue. And, it didn't help, my symptoms got worse. It wasn't until my husband worked for Layne and introduced me to the molecular detail of what was going on and that there was real hope for me. I've never felt better and we've been able to make serious progress on this umbrellaed issue of PCOS. Please, so many women need this treatment, don't make the limited options that are available vanish.

I had a hysterectomy in 2019. I want to continue to be able to use creams and troche treatments to help maintain hormone balance. I understand, appreciate and utilize the best of both worlds of natural and pharmaceutical medicine. I know my body and the sensitivities it has. When possible, it's my preference to use products/medications that work with my system. I have found that Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy has benefited me in how I feel physically and mentally, and is helping me on my journey in wellness. My sleep has improved, and anxious moments have been reduced, my skin appears somewhat younger looking, less heart palpitations. I am actively taking care of my health, inside and out, and BHRT is an important part of my routine. I greatly appreciate having this option available to me. I support Compounding Pharmacies and the personalized treatments, quality products, and professional service they consistently provide to the community. Looking back, I wonder if I had known about and taken Progesterone Therapy, could I have prevented getting a Hysterectomy? Please allow Compounding Pharmacies to continue serving the needs of others. Thank you!

For peri-menopause-big help. I also currently take T3 compounded thyroid hormone therapy daily. It has helped TREMENDOUSLY with Wilson's Temperature Syndrome, a stress related Thyroid disorder.

I was having heavy, random, bleeding, was WIDE awake at all hours of the night, having miserable, bed-soaking hot flashes and was crying daily. My compounded hormones completely turned my life around by healing me of all of the above. I tried a different type of hormone and they did not work for me. I also tried going off the compounded hormones after menopause but within 2 months, my body was again not sleeping, having hot flashes and signs of depression were evident. I honestly feel like the compounded hormones from O'brien Pharmacy have saved my life and given me a quality of life I cannot get any other way. I am a grandmother to 18 beautiful children. With the hormones, I am able to be a happy, healthy part of their life. I rarely cry now and I feel so good! I do regular testing and work closely with a practitioner to make certain the levels of hormones in my body are healthy and safe.

I was experiencing severe vaginal dryness that did not respond natural treatments so my doctor prescribed the Estring. The Estring did not work either. I had read online that sometimes using a little testosterone can enhance the effectiveness of the Estring. I discussed this with my doctor who agreed to order compounded testosterone for me to try. She instructed me to use a very tiny amount and it worked like a charm! I am a 79 year old retired nurse and have been using this medication for about 8 to 10 years with no problems.

For several different reasons, including chronic stress and sever allergies, my immune system was depleted. I has unexplained weight loss and hair loss, as well as a number of digestive issues, and a lot of fatigue. After determining I was a good candidate for hormone support, I felt like a regular person again! My energy was back and I could make it through the day without a nap. My fibroids and endometriosis have held steady, allowing me to avoid surgery. I am very grateful for the compounding formulas, so that I can avoid the synthetic hormones that did not work for me. If synthetic was my only choice, I likely wouldn't be able to take them, and my health would once again be jeopardized.

I had an oophorectomy and salpingectomy during removal of a large ovarian cyst at age 49. I did not respond well to regular HRT after Estratest was removed from the market. I was prescribed the estrogen patch, which caused a painful rash everywhere I moved it, then estrogen/progesterone gel that I cannot remember the name of, then a different combination of estrogen and Prometrium, then a combo gel with not enough progesterone that resulted in a cancer developing in my uterus 20 years after the first surgery. Frustrated I was told I was too old to have HRT and to just learn to deal with it. After several months of feeling like I was losing my mind, vaginal dryness, crummy sex drive, tiredness, irritability and continuously feeling angry, I saw a naturopathic gynecologist who gave me my current regimen of compounded estrogen and progesterone and a testosterone supplement. It turned my whole world back to normal. It keeps my skin in good condition, gave me my sex drive back and generally put my life back on track. I have used compounded products since 2017 at age 71. That same physician prescribed compounded natural thyroid medication which I take also with great success.

I have been using cBHT for many years and it has made a tremendous improvement in my quality of life. I mis-placed my prescription cream during a bathroom remodel recently so I can clearly attest to the benefits of using the medical vs. not using the medication. After a couple of week of not using the medication I felt much more depressed, lacked motivation to complete simple tasks, my energy level dropped, mental sharpness decreased and overall quality of well-being dropped. My husband noticed a clear difference as well. After the remodel was completed and I found my cBHT cream and starting using on a regular basis again, my overall feeling of well-being greatly improved!!! I have a much happier and positive outlook on life! My mood is elevated and energy level is back. I feel like doing my daily exercise as I did previously. I research products that I consume and I want to continue to take the bio-identical hormone as this is a natural hormone replacement. I do NOT want to take non-natural products! Please, please please do NOT restrict the use of cBHT! It has helped me tremendously in life! I have other friends that have had similar positive experiences!

I was given a full hysterectomy at age 42 as I had endometriosis. My doctor was very compassionate and recommended BHT. We started with a pellet, which was not effective enough. Next we tried patches which ended up on my husband during the night. Decided to go with estradiol for a few years before adding progesterone along with that. For several years I was taking these until my Oregon Naturopathic Dr. prescribed me these troches in 2009. I am 75 yrs young and lead a healthy vibrant life. I have always had a healthy sexual appetite and still do. I really feel without this BHT I would have shriveled up into a bitchy prune over the years. Will be happy to send you a current pic as really feel that if you took away my hormones it would be disastrous. Btw, why would the government want to restrict my BHT. Why meddle into my happy healthy life?

I've been using safe, effective, convenient compounded bio-identical hormones for 2 decades with great success. I trust my doctors and my compounding pharmacists to know what's best for me. I've experienced it, researched it, and know that it is safe. If my freedom to choose what's best for me is taken away I will go back to being a sick, rapidly aging female who will become a burden to my family and to society with numerous health issues that will be caused by my inability to access the very safe and effective medications (Hormones) that have made my quality of life so much better. I just don't understand this thinking that my own government who is supposed to be representing me and protecting me wants to take this right away from women! And men! There is a plethora of current studies that prove the efficacy and safety of hormone replacement therapy so I do not understand this thinking at all! The thinking that they must be taken away completely is asinine, cruel, and not akin to a country that says we are free! Telling a medical professional that a non medical professional with no experience in treating HRT that their methodology is wrong is well.....just wrong! Please stop this assault on our freedoms!

This compound has made the difference in my aging in a strong and healthy productive life or suffering unnecessarily. And suffer I did until I was introduced to this bio-identical vaginal dhea cream. What I want to know is how it became possible that anyone but me should be the testimony and or dictator of my own moral and God given rights and choices , or anyone else's abiding peacefully and perpetuating a cleaner healthier chemically drug free life ? Choices that bring hope and relief in ways chemical laden hormone replacement cannot provide without bringing on other complications. Hallelujah God has made it possible to have free will and people who are skilled in helping us all to make those choices according to our own circumstances.