Our Mission
Community Estrogen is a nonprofit organization charting a new path forward in hormonal healthcare.
We envision a world where lifesaving medications are provided affordably and equitably, without thought to profit, simply because it's the right thing to do. We hope you will join us on our journey to change how we think about hormonal medicine, and what it truly means to be a community.
a 501(c)(3) charitable compounding pharmacy
By utilizing the existing legal structure of a charitable pharmacy and combining it with the utility of a compounding pharmacy, we are embarking upon a novel solution for those in need of supplemental estrogen outside the typical profit-driven model of pharmaceutical healthcare.
a laser focus on estrogen
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) encompasses a wide variety of hormonal medications. We will focus initially on injectable estradiol cypionate, an often unavailable, yet high-demand medication for those who need estrogen.
partnerships with community
We are excited to work with community health clinics to provide low-cost hormonal medicines, easing stress on both patients and providers.
All human bodies need some amount of estrogen. For many reasons, some of us do not produce as much as we need. We want to ensure everyone can have affordable access to this vital hormone.
The problems: cost & access
According to GoodRx, the average retail cost of one vial (a one-month supply of estradiol) is $249.47. Insurance subsidies are highly variable, with some patients seeing costs as high as $200 per vial even with high-cost insurance plans.
In recent years, the supply of injectable estrogen has been highly inconsistent, subject to the manufacturing decisions of large pharmaceutical companies for whom estrogen is not a high-priority, high-profit product. This has led to frequent instances of patients going without necessary medication, needing to switch to unfamiliar estrogen products and having to determine their proper dosage once again through invasive blood tests, or needing to resort to rationing in order to stretch their supply.