No one knows for sure what causes breast cancer to develop, although cancer stem cells (a kind of cell that has nothing to do with estrogen) are thought to play a role. Cancer causes are multifactorial and related to many issues, including inflammation, stress, exposure to radiation, viruses, chemicals, and other factors.

The vagina, vulva, urethra, bladder, and pelvic floor muscles are loaded with estrogen receptors. When estrogen declines, these organs and tissues are no longer exposed to estrogen. Women wind up with vaginal atrophy, loss of elasticity, thin tissue, changes in vaginal pH, and changes in the vaginal microbiome.

Migraines affect women more than twice as much as men.  Any abrupt decline in estrogen makes women more vulnerable to developing migraine headaches[2].  Women are at an increased risk of developing migraines before/during menstruation, during perimenopause, and during post-partum.

When it comes to hormone balance, the goal is to achieve “Goldilocks” hormone levels ~ that is, not too much, not too little, just right levels of hormones.  Each woman is unique, which means she will thrive and feel best when hormones are at her own unique “Goldilocks” levels. 

Compounding is the creation of a pharmaceutical preparation by a licensed pharmacist to meet the unique needs of an individual patient when a commercially available drug does not meet those needs.