'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen
Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
(AP) -- Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal - custom-mixed "bioidentical" hormones, just like ones the body makes.