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Hormone vs Bioidentical - What's the difference?

hormone | bioidentical |

As nouns the difference between hormone and bioidentical

is that hormone is while bioidentical is a bioidentical form of something.

As an adjective bioidentical is

identical to that which is naturally produced by the body.

hormone

English

(wikipedia hormone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
  • (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
  • Any similar substance in plants.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hormonal * hormone therapy

    Anagrams

    * ----

    bioidentical

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Identical to that which is naturally produced by the body.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 28, author=Roni Caryn Rabin, title=For a Low-Dose Hormone, Take Your Pick, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Many women seeking natural remedies have turned to compounding pharmacies, druggists who promise so-called bioidentical hormones that are chemically synthesized but have the same molecular structure as hormones produced by a woman’s body. }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bioidentical form of something.