PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lynn Pattimakiel
AU  - Holly L. Thacker
TI  - Bioidentical hormone therapy: Clarifying the misconceptions
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10114
DP  - 2011 Dec 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 829--836
VI  - 78
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/12/829.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/12/829.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2011 Dec 01; 78
AB  - Many women are turning to bioidentical hormone therapy on the basis of misconceptions and unfounded claims, eg, that this therapy can reverse the aging process and that it is more natural and safe than approved hormone therapy. The aim of this article is to clarify some of the misconceptions.