Bioidentical hormones Report for Patients Like You

What is Bioidentical hormones?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
			Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Hormone replacement	6	5
Hormonal imbalance	5	0
Menopause	4	1
Hot flashes	2	1
Pituitary Deficiency	1	0
Perimenopause	1	1

See all 8 reasons taken ▼

See all 21 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	9

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 16 dosages ►

daily	1 mg daily	1 other daily	2 mg daily	2 other daily	2.5 mg daily	3 g daily	3 other daily	5 mg daily	7 mL daily
2	2	4	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
Did not seem to work	4
Side effects too severe	3
Other	2
Course of treatment ended	2
Doctor's advice	1
Change in health plan coverage	1

See all 12 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	2	1	5

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	2	3	4

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Bioidentical hormones

Always	9	75%
Usually	3	25%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Bioidentical hormones

Very	1	8%
Somewhat	4	33%
A little	3	25%
Not at all	4	33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Bioidentical hormones

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	1	9%
$50-99	2	18%
$25-49	4	36%
< $25	4	36%