USA hormone replacement therapy (HRT) industry?
June 03, 2020
by a searcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management in Miami Beach, FL, USA
I recently stumbled across an HRT business, which I don't even know if I can legally own if I'm not a doctor. Based on my limited understanding of the industry from my own research as someone interested in the science of fitness, it seems like it could be pretty lucrative: it's mostly an out-of-pocket expense since health insurance doesn't cover it and people can be on it indefinitely --> recurring + sticky revenue.
My main concern is legal/regulatory risk. While I personally believe that anyone who wants to should be able to, for example, increase their testosterone or take exogenous human growth hormone under the supervision of a doctor, I would imagine that it looks to the outside world like HRT customers are really just steroid users who happen to pay a premium to get it legally. In addition, I see marketing for some HRT clinics that advertise injectable supplements or proprietary blends of supplements (e.g. injectable vitamin B). All seems like a prime target for regulators.
If anyone has any thoughts on the HRT business or even similar types of businesses (out-of-pocket medical for less-than-accepted medical work, and perhaps excluding traditional plastic surgery), I'd love to hear them!
from University of Wisconsin in Chicago, IL, USA
There is a way to do this without violating the corporate practice of medicine. Feel free to reach out to me directly if you want to discuss in detail.
from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, USA