Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below
M
mikey007
Guest
I have been reading alot about these bioidentical hormones, what are they and what makes them differ from the test we use? Are these compounding pharmacies a bunch of crap or is there some validity to this?
Maetenloch
New member
This is really only an issue for women as some the estrogen and progesterone prescribed to them comes from animal sources and is not identical to the human forms. These work similar to but not *exactly* like the natural variety. As far as I know prescribed test is alway bioidentical to the human form.
M
mikey007
Guest
I want to know what the difference is between the common available testosterones and what these compounding pharmacies are making called bioidentical tetosteronse? Anybody, who has some solid info please responde.
I've been using prescribed test cyp for over a year now and it always comes from a pharmacy called the Medicine Shoppe, which is a national chain of compounding pharmacies. I dont really have anything to compare it to however. I just always thought a compounding pharmacy used the raw powder and mixed it with the oil themselves in the pharmacy instead of purchasing premixed vials from a large drug company and selling them as a CVS or Rite-Aide would do. But I may be wrongmikey007 said:
macrophage69alpha
New member
there is no difference.
The testosterone that is prescribed for my HRT program is "bio-identical".
If it compounded into a very convenient topical that I apply each day.
It is very, very effective having raised my test levels from 350 to 865. It is strong enough to have pushed it to over 1,600 once and had to be reduced accordingly.
I'd like to see more topicals created with different aas combinations. (stack in a tube?)
Here is a brief read from a Google search that better explains it:
The term “natural” is used often in our society today. To many
consumers, “natural” implies “safer.” That perception explains the
demand for natural skin care products, foods, and pharmaceuticals.
Often, however, the manufacturing of natural products is not
well-regulated, and the significance of the word “natural” has different
meanings for consumers and manufacturers.
Natural hormone replacement therapy (NHRT) is a misnomer.
The correct term is “bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
(BHRT).” Consumers, pharmaceutical companies, physicians,
pharmacists, and other healthcare providers must be aware of the
definition of natural hormone replacement therapy and that the term
“BHRT” is more accurate than “NHRT.”
Facts About BHRT
The Medical Definition: Natural = Bioidentical
BHRT is currently a topic of great interest to women and men.
Bioidentical hormones have the exact molecular structure as those
made in the human body. In other words, the two are isomolecular
and indistinguishable from each other. Bioidentical hormones
produce the same physiologic responses as those of endogenous hormones.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers
bioidentical hormones to be natural regardless of their source, and
as a result they cannot be patented.
Misconceptions About BHRT
The public and most members of the medical community are confused
about the significance of BHRT. Ironically, consumers tend
to be more concerned about the sources of hormones rather than
the effects produced by those hormones. Bioidentical hormones
can be extracted and derived from a variety of different sources,
such as plants (soy or yams) or animals (pigs or horses). They can
also be produced synthetically. However, hormones of plant or animal
extraction that are bioidentical to human hormones are still
not completely natural in the purest sense, because they undergo
a laboratory process and several synthetic processing steps before
the bioidentical end product is obtained. There is no commercially
available or compounded product that is both completely natural
and bioidentical.
If it compounded into a very convenient topical that I apply each day.
It is very, very effective having raised my test levels from 350 to 865. It is strong enough to have pushed it to over 1,600 once and had to be reduced accordingly.
I'd like to see more topicals created with different aas combinations. (stack in a tube?)
Here is a brief read from a Google search that better explains it:
The term “natural” is used often in our society today. To many
consumers, “natural” implies “safer.” That perception explains the
demand for natural skin care products, foods, and pharmaceuticals.
Often, however, the manufacturing of natural products is not
well-regulated, and the significance of the word “natural” has different
meanings for consumers and manufacturers.
Natural hormone replacement therapy (NHRT) is a misnomer.
The correct term is “bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
(BHRT).” Consumers, pharmaceutical companies, physicians,
pharmacists, and other healthcare providers must be aware of the
definition of natural hormone replacement therapy and that the term
“BHRT” is more accurate than “NHRT.”
Facts About BHRT
The Medical Definition: Natural = Bioidentical
BHRT is currently a topic of great interest to women and men.
Bioidentical hormones have the exact molecular structure as those
made in the human body. In other words, the two are isomolecular
and indistinguishable from each other. Bioidentical hormones
produce the same physiologic responses as those of endogenous hormones.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers
bioidentical hormones to be natural regardless of their source, and
as a result they cannot be patented.
Misconceptions About BHRT
The public and most members of the medical community are confused
about the significance of BHRT. Ironically, consumers tend
to be more concerned about the sources of hormones rather than
the effects produced by those hormones. Bioidentical hormones
can be extracted and derived from a variety of different sources,
such as plants (soy or yams) or animals (pigs or horses). They can
also be produced synthetically. However, hormones of plant or animal
extraction that are bioidentical to human hormones are still
not completely natural in the purest sense, because they undergo
a laboratory process and several synthetic processing steps before
the bioidentical end product is obtained. There is no commercially
available or compounded product that is both completely natural
and bioidentical.
M
mikey007
Guest
thelion2005 said:
So does this mean that the testosterones made by UG labs and Pharmacutical labs are not Bioidentical??
M
mikey007
Guest
bump
