tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249151427641310462.post-57274951176361269812007-04-17T08:32:00.000-07:002007-05-08T15:02:51.711-07:00Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-weight: bold;">BHRT</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">- </span>Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy- This is a term used to describe hormones that are bio-equivalent or chemically the same as the hormones that are physiologically found in the body. At Stevens Pharmacy we compound <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BHRT</span> in the form of creams, suppositories, sub-lingual drops, capsules, suspensions or any other <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">dosage</span> form that the physician has a certain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">preferance</span> to. These hormones include Progesterone, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Estrogens</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">DHEA</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Pregnenolone</span> and Testosterone. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Estrogens</span> are comprised of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">estrone</span>(E1), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">estradiol</span>(E2), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">estriol</span> (E3). The most active estrogen is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">estradiol</span> and the most protective being <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">estriol</span>. Normally the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">estrogens</span> are dispensed as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Triestrogen</span> OR <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Biestrogen</span> - the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">TRI</span> being all 3 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">estrogens</span> E1, E2,E3 in a ratio of 10/10/80. For <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Biestrogen,</span> the ratio is E2/E3 20/80. Recently more physicians are leaving out the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Estrone</span> since it is the most harmful of the three natural <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">estrogenic</span> hormones.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1249151427641310462-5727495117636126981?l=stevensrx.blogspot.com'/></div>stevensrxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210648196112763054noreply@blogger.com