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What is Bioidentical hormones?

Bioidentical hormones are custom-mixed formulas containing various hormones that are chemically identical to those naturally made by the body. These prescription and over-the-counter products are marketed as being tailored to a woman's individual hormone needs.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Hormone replacement	5	3
Menopause	4	1
Other	3	2
balance out hormone levels to even out moods, reduce anxiety and improve sleep also to help with MS while taking Copaxone	2	2
Hot flashes	2	1
Hormonal imbalance	2	0

See all 10 reasons taken ▼

See all 17 patients currently taking Bioidentical hormones

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	1
Moderate	1
Mild	1
None	7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Bioidentical hormones

Insomnia	1	1
Irritability	1	1
Pain in breast	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Bioidentical hormones. See all 14 dosages ►

daily	1 other daily	1 mg daily	2 g daily	2.5 mg daily	3 g daily	3 other daily	7 mL daily	7.5 mcg daily	20 mg daily
2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Bioidentical hormones (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	3
Did not seem to work	2
Course of treatment ended	2
Other	1
Change in health plan coverage	1

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Bioidentical hormones

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Bioidentical hormones

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	1	2	4

Stopped Taking Bioidentical hormones

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	2	1	2	2

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Bioidentical hormones

Always	8	80%
Usually	2	20%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Bioidentical hormones

Very	1	10%
Somewhat	2	20%
A little	3	30%
Not at all	4	40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Bioidentical hormones

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	1	11%
$50-99	1	11%
$25-49	4	44%
< $25	3	33%

Report created on February 11, 2012.

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