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Review
. 2016 Apr;101(4):1318-43.
doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-1271.

Compounded Bioidentical Hormones in Endocrinology Practice: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

Nanette Santoro  1 , Glenn D Braunstein  1 , Cherie L Butts  1 , Kathryn A Martin  1 , Michael McDermott  1 , JoAnn V Pinkerton  1
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Review

Compounded Bioidentical Hormones in Endocrinology Practice: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

Nanette Santoro et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

This Scientific Statement finds that there is no rationale for routine prescribing of unregulated, untested, and potentially harmful custom compounded bioidentical hormone therapies.

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