QUALITY OF LIFE

06.21.2022

North Carolina Cary

“QUALITY OF LIFE”

I started going through menopause at age 39. After years of research and discussions with my primary care physician and specialists about what type of HRT to use along with the pros and cons, I elected to go with bio-identical hormones years later in 2004. I chose this method of Hormone Replacement Therapy because I felt they were the safest for my body and gave me what my body ACTUALLY NEEDED, vs. taking a generic pill prescribed by my doctor that wouldn't have exactly what my body needed. Since then my quality of life has improved greatly and that's why I continue to use them and hope to do this throughout the remainder of my years here on earth!

Many Doctors feel that HRT is only needed while you are "symptomatic" for a season of time for something obvious like hot flashes, which is what my primary care physician told me.

However, properly prescribed HRT should be an option for people as an ongoing benefit throughout the aging process as men and women find a decline in these hormones as we age. HRT benefits memory, poor sleep, sexual desire, etc. When our hormones are in balance, we feel better, and shouldn't that be our goal to live as healthy of a life as is possible for as long as we can?

I'm grateful for the opportunity to use compounded hormones!

Hear their stories. Protect their own words. Protect their access to compounded medicines.

On this page, we can only touch on the data that demonstrates the importance of compounded medicines to the lives of millions of people in this country. While the decision to take this vital therapy from patients and physicians might be profitable for big pharmaceutical companies, it will be disastrous for the millions of patients that those same pharmaceutical companies cannot serve!

We encourage the appropriate committees in both the House and Senate to hold hearings on this critical issue.

Explore our interactive map that demonstrates the importance of compounded medicines to patients all across the country. Filter these first-hand accounts by state to see just how vital compounded medicines are.