Posted on January 11, 2008 by Wendy
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For an explanation of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) — a term that the FDA does not recognize — and the issues that led to the FDA’s action this week against certain compounding pharmacies, see the agency’s latest update, [...]
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Posted on January 10, 2008 by Wendy
Note: This Blog is now being published at www.menopausetheblog.com Please visit and continue reading about Menopause at this new URL.
The FDA announced that it will be “cracking down” on pharmacies that sell customized hormone mixtures prescribed by physicians to alleviate menopause symptoms. This is the latest move in an ongoing debate over the growing use of [...]
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Posted on December 5, 2007 by Wendy
Every time I have a miserable night’s sleep, and last night was the fifth in a row that I had to take Ambien to knock me out, I reconsider taking hormones for relief of the hot flashes and the associated anxiety that keeps me awake all night and cranky during the day. It would be SOOO easy [...]
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