What Snowdon is describing is different types of HRT, which use different hormones in order to control symptoms. The first, bioidentical hormones are precise duplicates of hormones such as estradiol E2, estriol E3, estrone E1, progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone and levothyroxine as synthesised by the human ovary, adrenal and thyroid.
The second is known as body identical hormones. Not the same as bioidentical hormones, they are exactly the same as your body’s own natural hormones. This is done by using oestradiol and micronised progesterone (if a progestogen is required) and if it is needed, testosterone too.
Having found success with using body identical hormones, Snowdon added: “It wasn’t until I got put on oestrogen and progesterone and then testosterone which made up the missing piece of the puzzle.
“My night sweats are gone, my adrenaline surges before I went to sleep are gone. That is what I needed. It helped with my libido and with the brain fog situation. I am on all three and I don’t want to be without it.”