Hormone Health
Information about hormone therapy and related conditions
Compounded Testosterone: How Prescribing Works in California
Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance. Here is how a compounded testosterone prescription reaches a California pharmacy: who can write it, how it has to be sent, and why the pharmacy needs a DEA registration. Rx-only, prescriber-directed.
Understanding Thyroid Imbalance: Beyond Standard Treatments
An overview of thyroid disorders, standard treatments, and when a prescriber may order a compounded thyroid preparation.
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy (BHRT): What Patients Should Know Before Starting
Bioidentical hormones are structurally identical to the hormones your body produces. Here's what BHRT is, how compounded hormones differ from commercial options, and what to discuss with your provider.
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) in Los Angeles: What Patients Need to Know
Considering BHRT? This guide explains what bioidentical hormones are, how they differ from synthetic options, which delivery forms a compounding pharmacy can prepare, and what to discuss with your provider before starting therapy.
Compounded Thyroid Medication: When Prescribers Consider It
Many thyroid patients still feel symptomatic on standard levothyroxine. This guide explains T3/T4 compounding, sustained-release formulations, and when your provider might consider a compounded thyroid medication.
Estradiol Patch Shortage 2025–2026: Compounded Alternatives & Dose Conversion Guide
With major estradiol patches on backorder, many women on HRT are left scrambling. Here's how compounded estradiol creams, gels, and troches can fill the gap, with a clinician-ready dose conversion table.
NP Thyroid and Armour Shortages (2026): Compounded Alternatives to Desiccated Thyroid
Recalls and recurring backorders keep disrupting desiccated thyroid supply. Here's how prescribers use compounded T4/T3 capsules and sustained-release T3 as personalized fallbacks. And how transitions are managed.
Compounded Bi-Est Explained: What It Is, and Why It's Not a Patch Conversion
Bi-Est combines estriol and estradiol in one prescriber-set ratio, one of the most-prescribed compounded hormone formulas. Here's how it differs from estradiol-only therapy, and the conversion rule every patient should understand.
Prometrium Contains Peanut Oil: Compounded Progesterone Alternatives for Peanut Allergies
Prometrium and most generic micronized progesterone capsules suspend the hormone in peanut oil, a hard stop for peanut-allergic patients. Compounded progesterone in alternative bases solves it, at any strength your prescriber needs.
How to Get a Prescription for Sustained-Release T3 (Liothyronine) (2026 Guide)
Cytomel and generic liothyronine are immediate-release only, sustained-release T3 exists solely as a compounded medication. Here's how prescriptions work, who writes them, and what a careful transition looks like.