The True Difference Between HRT And BHRT

Dr. Enrique Jacome

For many decades, women who complained to their doctor about menopausal symptoms were typically prescribed conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The key difference between HRT and BHRT? HRT uses synthetic hormones, most commonly Premarin (estrogen synthesized from pregnant mares' urine), Provera (a chemical progesterone substitute) or Prempro, which is a combination of the two.

Over time, studies have shown that synthetic hormones are not compatible with the human body because they don't always react the same way in human cell receptors. In 2002, a major study on HRT, called the Women’s Health Initiative, revealed that use of synthetic hormones raises the risk of breast cancer, blood clots, stroke, and heart disease. The results were so alarming that the study had to be discontinued and, as news spread across the country, millions of women stopped using HRT.

Because bio-identical hormones are identical in molecular structure to the hormones women make in their bodies, they respond and act just like your own hormone and form the same type of estrogen (estradiol) and progesterone you have in your body right now. This makes it much easier to measure and keep track of hormone levels, ensuring you receive the dosage of hormones that best matches your very individual needs.

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