WHY ‘NATURAL’ IS BETTER

I PRESCRIBE my patients natural, or ‘bio-identical’, hormones — oestrogen, testosterone and progesterone — derived from soy and yam oils.

Bio-identical hormones have the same chemical structure as our own hormones and are gentler than synthetic ones.

There are two types of bio-identical products: those with a set (or ‘standardised’) dose made by the drug companies — and which can be prescribed by an NHS doctor — and those made up to your specific requirements by so-called ‘compounding’ pharmacies. These compounded replacement hormones are available only through a private doctor or clinic.