by Darren ng | Aug 18, 2026 | BHRT & Hormones
Short answer: Most people with an underactive thyroid do well on standard levothyroxine (T4) — but a minority, roughly 5 to 15% by the published estimates, continue to feel unwell even after their TSH has been normalised. For those patients, a doctor may consider a...
by Darren ng | Aug 3, 2026 | BHRT & Hormones
Short answer: Perimenopause is the transition of several years before the final period, when hormones do not simply decline but fluctuate — oestrogen can swing high and then crash, sometimes within a single week, while progesterone tends to fall as ovulation becomes...
by Darren ng | Aug 3, 2026 | BHRT & Hormones
Short answer: A compounded erectile-dysfunction (ED) formulation is a preparation made to one patient’s prescription using an active a doctor selects — most often a PDE5 inhibitor such as sildenafil or tadalafil — in a strength and delivery form the prescriber...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | BHRT & Hormones
Short answer: Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone are the three hormones most often prepared as personalised, compounded formulations. A compounding pharmacy can make them in a specific strength and form to match what a doctor prescribes — but each of these is a...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | BHRT & Hormones
Short answer: The difference is chemical structure. Bioidentical hormones have the same molecular structure as the hormones your body makes naturally, while synthetic hormones are manufactured to act like your hormones but have a slightly different structure. Both are...
by Darren ng | Jul 29, 2026 | BHRT & Hormones
Short answer: Compounded thyroid medication is a thyroid preparation made to order for one patient, in the exact strength and form a doctor prescribes — for example, without a filler or dye the patient reacts to, or at a dose not available as an off-the-shelf product....
