Only your doctor can help you make that decision. In general, anyone who needs HRT (particularly someone who can’t tolerate, or doesn’t want to take, the animal derived or synthetic products) would be a candidate for NHRT.

Yes. As awareness of NHRT grows, the number of women on NHRT and the number of doctors recommending it as an alternative is growing.

There are three types of estrogens: Estrone (E1), Estradiol (E2) and Estriol (E3). Biestrogen consists of 20% Estradiol and 80% Estriol. Triestrogen consists of 10% Estrone, 10% Estradiol, and 80% Estriol.

Testosterone secretion is a normal part of a woman’s cycle. It helps improve libido, strengthen bone, and provide symptom relief in difficult menopause cases.

OTC DHEA comes in set doses. Compounding allows for different strengths of DHEA. In addition, our compounded version is the bioidentical hormone, and some OTC versions may not be.

Saliva and blood tests are accurate ways of measuring current hormone levels in your body. From those tests-and from your current symptoms-your doctor should be able to pinpoint a specific dosage for you.

Some doctors do not utilize testing, but it’s a good idea to ascertain your levels at least once yearly.

If you are experiencing any side effects, it may be that your levels need to be checked. Your doctor can assist you in determining whether your dosage needs to be changed or not.

Testosterone is a controlled substance, and by law, prescriptions of controlled substances are only valid for 6 months. Your doctor may have put 8 refills on your prescription, but we are only allowed to honor 5 refills within 6 months-possibly even less, depending on how the prescription was written. We will be more than happy to call your doctor for refills.

The “natural” hormone powders can either be derived from soy or yam. A molecule is extracted from either soy or yam and, through a series of chemical processes, is then converted to look identical to the molecular structure of the hormone produced in the human body. Patients who are chemically sensitive to one can choose the other option.