It’s a mouthful of syllables, but bio-identical hormone alignment can restore that feeling of wellness – a quality often lost during a woman’s change of life.The discovery and use of hormones a little over a century ago changed the notion that menopause heralded the beginning of old age.
As is the case today, women back then rightfully wanted to minimize the unpleasant effects that accompany this age-related shift in hormone production, which typically occurs sometime around the fifth decade. For many years, physicians regularly dispensed prescriptions for female hormones, particularly estrogen, because it promotes supple skin, a sense of well-being and a beautiful glow.
And the pharmaceutical industry lauded the advent of estrogen-laden formulations 
because they relieve hot flashes and other undesirable changes that often accompany menopause. Here’s a fun fact for you: Premarin was a product name derived from shortening the words ’pregnant mare’s urine,’ as that was the original source pharmacologists used to extract the hormone.
Just as hemlines rose, so did the quest for reducing the negative side effects that come from the gradual decrease in the body’s production of female hormones. At times, those side effects can be quite oppressive. Diminishing levels of those hormones cause major changes in the elasticity and tone of the uterus. In fact, many women today choose to have surgery to correct varying degrees of uterine or vaginal prolapse.
Recently, a number of lawsuits surrounding trans vaginal mesh products brought home the dangers of surgical remedies undertaken to improve the quality of life for post-menopausal women. In light of these developments, is it any wonder women are seeking a safer, more natural solution to the quality-of-life issues surrounding the change of life?
That’s one reason women are lauding the advent of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. While using equine hormones helped many women endure what indisputably had been an unpleasant experience, more women today are looking into hormone-replacement therapy that uses plant-based hormones. Maybe you should, too.