How is bio identical hormone replacement therapy different that traditional hormone replacement therapy?
The traditional hormones used in replacement therapy are synthetic, and are intentionally designed to be different from the natural hormones in our body’s. This is done, Dr. Gavin believes, so that drug companies can patent the hormones. They typically come in the form of creams or pills, marketed to help control symptoms of menopause. But, hormone replacement is not limited to estrogen and progesterone for menopausal women. Now it encompasses replacing all of the vanishing hormones in both men and women: testosterone, DHEA, pregnenolone, cortisol, thyroid, etc. Where does the hormone come from? Bio identical hormones are developed in a lab to produce an exact match for the hormone being replaced. It may sound a bit odd, but in an example on how the hormones are created to be identical, Dr. Gavin explains that the estrogen is taken from yams. Surprisingly the yam molecule is similar to ones in humans. Once the hormones are extracted, they are sent to a lab where they are altered to mat
The traditional hormones used in replacement therapy are synthetic, and are intentionally designed to be different from the natural hormones in our body’s. This is done, Dr. Gavin believes, so that drug companies can patent the hormones. They typically come in the form of creams or pills, marketed to help control symptoms of menopause. But, hormone replacement is not limited to estrogen and progesterone for menopausal women. Now it encompasses replacing all of the vanishing hormones in both men and women: testosterone, DHEA, pregnenolone, cortisol, thyroid, etc. Where does the hormone come from? Bio identical hormones are developed in a lab to produce an exact match for the hormone being replaced. It may sound a bit odd, but in an example on how the hormones are created to be identical, Dr. Gavin explains that the estrogen is taken from yams. Surprisingly the yam molecule is similar to ones in humans. Once the hormones are extracted, they are sent to a lab where they are altered to mat