What are bioidentical hormones?
Bioidentical hormones are exactly the same hormones, molecule per molecule that your body produces. They originate from plants. Most often made from wild yams and soybeans. They are then slightly modified in a lab to attain the structure identical to the hormones produced by your own body. Use of this type of therapy is preferred by both men and women in dealing with hormonal changes due to aging, menopause and andropause.
Bioidentical hormones are exactly the same hormones, molecule per molecule that your body produces. They are made in a lab but are still considered natural to your body because they are identical. Synthetic hormones are also made in a lab, but most importantly are not identical to your body. Bioidentical hormones are superior to types of synthetic hormones commonly prescribed. Dr. Friedman may choose to prescribe estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid, cortisol, DHEA, melatonin, or growth hormone, or other supplements/treatments depending on what your symptoms are and which hormone(s) your body needs. Hormones accomplish their tasks through a delicate balancing act, working in harmony with each other at just the right levels. When these proportions are correct, the body responds with peak performance. When their balance is lost, however, a hormone deficiency or excess can cause health disorders, including a host of mental and physiological symptoms, and disease.
In contrast to traditional HRT which utilizes synthetic or animal derived hormones, bioidentical hormones have a molecular structure which is an exact match of the hormones found in the human body, hence we call them bioidentical. Because bioidentical hormones are just like the hormones our bodies were designed to recognize and utilize their effects are more consistent with our bodies biochemistry.
Bioidentical hormones are an exact replica of the hormones that are naturally produced by the body. The difference between bioidentical hormones and synthetic hormones is that, although both are created in labs, synthetic hormones are not identical to the hormones naturally created in your body and bioidentical hormones match your body’s hormones molecule by molecule. Depending on what your symptoms are and which hormone(s) your body needs, BodyLogicMD may choose to prescribe bioidentical hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid hormones, DHEA, melatonin or others as needed.
