title: Compounded Bioidentical Hormones in Endocrinology Practice: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement.
abstract: This Scientific Statement finds that there is no rationale for routine prescribing of unregulated, untested, and potentially harmful custom compounded bioidentical hormone therapies.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (N.S.) and Medicine (M.M.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045; Department of Medicine (G.D.B.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048; Program Leadership (C.L.B.), Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Medicine (K.A.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.V.P.), Midlife Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908.
authors.forename: Nanette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (N.S.) and Medicine (M.M.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045; Department of Medicine (G.D.B.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048; Program Leadership (C.L.B.), Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Medicine (K.A.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.V.P.), Midlife Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908.
authors.forename: Glenn D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Braunstein
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (N.S.) and Medicine (M.M.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045; Department of Medicine (G.D.B.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048; Program Leadership (C.L.B.), Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Medicine (K.A.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.V.P.), Midlife Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908.
authors.forename: Cherie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Butts
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (N.S.) and Medicine (M.M.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045; Department of Medicine (G.D.B.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048; Program Leadership (C.L.B.), Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Medicine (K.A.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.V.P.), Midlife Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908.
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (N.S.) and Medicine (M.M.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045; Department of Medicine (G.D.B.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048; Program Leadership (C.L.B.), Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Medicine (K.A.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.V.P.), Midlife Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (N.S.) and Medicine (M.M.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045; Department of Medicine (G.D.B.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048; Program Leadership (C.L.B.), Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Medicine (K.A.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.V.P.), Midlife Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908.
authors.forename: JoAnn V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Pinkerton
mesh_terms: D004339:Drug Compounding / Q000592:standards*; D004704:Endocrinology; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones