Video: Crackdown on Women’s Hormones

Posted January 22, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Supplements, Her News, Special Features, Videos

Celebrities like Suzanne Somers are touting the benefits of bioidentical hormones for women going through menopause. However, the FDA is cracking down on at least seven different companies and the hormone therapies they’re producing. According to the FDA, these hormones haven’t been studied and aren’t safer than synthetic versions currently approved for use.

For more information on the risks of hormone replacement therapy, your options, and the latest research on bioidentical hormones, watch this video report from CBS News: