58 y.o.female status post-op vaginal hysterectomy and BSO on BHRT for over 15 years. Research shows these bioidentical hormones are safe and effective and actually reduce the risks of breast cancer and other risks associated with the synthetic hormones being pushed by the FDA if properly prescribed. The FDA's main purpose is to protect the bottom line of pharmaceutical companies producing the unhealthy synthetic hormones. They are using the 2002 Womens Health Initiative Study as evidence, while that study only looked at Premarin and Prempro. It showed many increased risks and should have caused the FDA to remove those products from the market. Instead, the are supporting Pfizer's bottom line for producing dangerous drugs.