Is anyone taking bio- identical HRT prescribed privately?

[SleepFreeZone]

I’m about to hot got my first consultation and wondered if anyone else was going down this route?

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If you mean body-identical, yes. But this is available on the NHS.

If you mean HRT that is 'compounded'- made in a private lab, based on your saliva tests and blood tests- no.

Reasons- it's not licensed in the UK, the tests don't actually tell us anything because your hormones will vary from day to day.

You can get body-identical HRT from a GP ( or a private dr) but these are licensed, safe products.

Suggest you read about the topic before you part with hundreds of pounds.

Read the info on Menopause Matters website- blog by Dr Currie on the Home page, and also the website of Dr Louise Newson- www.mymenopausedr.co.uk

I mean bio-identical hormones, ‘Bioidentical hormones are manmade hormones derived from plant estrogens that are chemically identical to those the human body produces. Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are among those most commonly replicated and used in treatment’

I had bio identical HRT prescribed on NHS.

Sleep They are now called BODY IDENTICAL- see the websites I suggested for info.

And the answer is still YES!

All of this is available on the NHS and 1000s of women are using them. The only estrogen that is not body/ bio identical is the one made from horse urine - that' Prempak and Premarin brands- and these are old fashioned, not often prescribed.

Ditto Utrogestan- micronised progesterone - available on the NHS.

There is no need to cough up a huge amount of money for these. If you need or want a private consultation that's another issue altogether, but the actual HRT won't be any different.

I've used it for 11 years.

I'm a GP and this is absolutely bread and butter stuff for us.

By all means see a gynaecologist but most likely it's an expensive way of getting the same blood tests and prescription from us.

With that story most likely you'd have blood tests to check hormone levels and other things (these are not always reliable but they also help to rule out other conditions such as thyroid disorders etc) and an ultrasound to check the lining of the womb and for a couple of other potential issues. With that done HRT would be reasonable if the results and history supported the hypothesis.

43 is quite early also and so bone density etc has to be another consideration.

But either way I hope it gets sorted for you. :)

If you're under 50, I would also recommend looking at Qlaira as well/instead of HRT. Has been a godsend for me!

What did you decide to do @SleepFreeZone.