Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) - For Practitioners

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What Does Bio-Identical Mean and Why is it Important?

Millons of men and women, from every age and background, experience some form of hormone-related condition during their lifetime. For many individuals, help comes in the form of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). Bio-identical refers to the chemical structure of the hormone. In order for a hormone to be called bio-identical, its structure must be exactly like the hormone that is naturally produced by the human body. Bio-identical hormones are able to follow the normal breakdown pathway and include estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), progesterone, testosterone, dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA) and pregnenolone. Synthetic hormones have side chains added which may increase a patient's risk of:

• Breast Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Pulmonary Emboli
• Dementia

As hormones break down in the body, metabolites are formed. Our body is designed to produce essential active metabolites in this process from the hormones it naturally produces. Researchers have long held that the structural differences between human, synthetic, and animal hormones may be responsible for the side effects that occur when non-bio-identical hormones are used for replacement therapy.

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