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Some may have been advised to resume the hormone therapy, perhaps at a lower dose.

Most are still uncertain about what they should do to feel better, yet still be as safe as possible from the adverse events.

Q: What is the difference between bioidentical hormone replacement and the prescription hormone replacement?

A: First let me explain that the word bioidentical is key here.

Some prescription estrogen and progestin products are not identical to the hormones that occur naturally in the body.

For example, Premarin, the most widely used estrogen replacement for decades, is from the horse species, and is not identical to human estrogen.

The body will process it as best it can, but some by-products will be formed that are foreign to human metabolism.

There is some scientific evidence that these by-products may contribute to the increased risks associated with taking horse estrogen.

Another example is that Provera is not identical to human progesterone.

Provera is a synthetic progestin, which means it is similar to human progesterone in some ways, but it is not identical, and again, the body can only do its best to metabolize it.

The synthetic progestins, like bioiden...

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