Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)

Used to describe hormone supplementation for female menopause with estradiol and progesterone, or male menopause with testosterone, but can also include dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), estriol or estrone. BHRT is part of a growing practice of restorative endocrinology of restoring several well-known human hormones to optimal levels and effects with the use of bioidentical hormones.