When Are Bio-Identical Hormones Worth $3500?
Larrian Gillespie, The Hormone Diva
The answer is NEVER, but you wouldn't believe that if you read the article in the Southwest Airlines flight magazine this month. It featured a male physician who claims he is a "feminist" because he only treats women with bio-identical hormones. As you read through this slick article, you discover he accepts cash only, no insurance payments, and claims an 85% success rate...at what I'm not sure, unless it's collections! The average cost for his therapy? $1800-3500 for his exclusive "bio-identical" formulas. The article goes on to state that "every woman has a 50% drop in energy levels by age 50" which he claims is due to a decline in thyroid hormone production, but feels blood tests don't tell him how much thyroid hormone to give. So, he treats EVERY woman with thyroid, progesterone, cortisol, a little estrogen ( he doesn't state WHAT kind..estradiol, estriol, estrone and in what format, but heh, let's not get picky here for that price!)...and a slew of vitamins along with 5HTP, melatonin. He claims bio-identical hormones are not patentable...so therefore no drug company provides them, only counterfeit hormones. Gee...I guess all those 17 beta-estradiol and estriol and estrone products, sold as Estrace, Estraderm and OrthoGynest are phonier than a $3 bill!...
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