How are bio-identical hormones different from synthetic hormones?
A. In some ways, it is like comparing fraternal twins to identical twins. Synthetic hormones are similar, far more like fraternal twins, while bio-identical hormones are an exact match, much more like identical twins. Synthetic hormones have a different molecular structure from what your own body makes and knows and you can have side effects to these drugs. But, Bio-identical means that there is no difference at a molecular level to your own hormones. That is why your body recognizes them as familiar and your risk of side effects and cancer is not any different from when your body is making its own hormones.
