Progress Your Health Podcast

Angie’s Questions:  Hi, I’m going to start Biest compounded at 80/20 ratio; 80% estriol, 20% estradiol, 2.5 milligrams once a day, and 100 milligrams compounded slow-release progesterone pill. My doctor and I decided on this amount because I read from a well-known hormone doctor that anything less will not help the heart, the brain, and the bones. Question. Will the cream travel through my body enough to help with those or should it be in a pill form, which I would rather not do since I’m already going to be taking a progesterone pill. I heard that the progesterone pill is a must if you have a uterus, I am in my late 50s and I started menopause later. Short Answer:  Biest is a very common form of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). This is often prescribed as a transdermal cream. Biest contains two different forms of estrogen, which is estradiol and estriol. A common starting ratio of Biest is 80/20, which means 80% of estriol and 20% estradiol. A typically starting Biest dose for us is usually 3