Castle Hill District Travel Medicine Clinic
Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) refers to the treatment of symptoms of menopause using hormones that are molecularly
identical to endogenous hormones. It involves custom compounded hormone mixtures and adjusting the dosage of medication based
on blood and or saliva testing to ensure a specific hormone level in the body.
In contrast, conventional hormone replacement therapy
adjusts dosing based on symptom relief rather than attempting to reach a specific level of hormones in the body to individualise treatment.
BHRT has to be monitored carefully and a lowest dose is used for the shortest duration of time. Regular health checks need to
be done while on hormone treatment as safety is not guaranteed because of lack of long term clinical trials.