Is bioidentical HRT the same as artificial HRT?

Chemically-altered hormones can shut down or reduce our production of natural hormones. Because the molecules have been changed, the synthetic hormones used in the Contraceptive Pill and HRT do not have the same effect on the mind and body as our natural hormones do. In fact, many of the effects of synthetic hormones are the exact opposite to the natural hormone they so ineptly replace.

One prime example of HRT’s ‘unnatural’ molecular makeup is in the case of medroxy-progesterone acetate, a synthetic progestagen. If used during pregnancy, this progestagen has the potential to cause birth defects. Natural progesterone, however, being bio-identical to the body, is routinely used in fertility clinics around the globe to help sustain pregnancy in high-risk situations.

Another ‘advantage’ of NHRT is it’s deliverance system. Transdermal creams, like natural progesterone, that are applied directly to the skin, actually bypass the liver and gut to get taken up by the blood stream. This means, in most cases, using the transdermal route you only need introduce 1/10 that of an oral dosage (in pill form) to deliver the same amount of hormones into the body. And, because it goes straight into the blood, it’s bio-available much quicker.

Many women with a fatty / dysfunctional liver often cannot cope with potent doses of hormone replacement therapy as it overloads the workload of the liver. And this can actually aggravate weight problems and obesity. They do well with natural progesterone transdermal cream.