The truth behind hormone replacement therapy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The ads are enticing. Real people, even local personalities, sharing their hormone replacement success stories.

"I feel like a whole new person." - Hormone Replacement Therapy Testimonial

"It's made such a difference in my life." - Jenn Jackson, Hormone Replacement Therapy Testimonial

"And now I feel better than ever. You don't have to suffer with hormone issues." - Toni Foxx-WQIK

"So I'm listening to the ads ... You're desperate at times. You know? You are desperate to feel better, to lose the weight. You're desperate and I guess that's where I was," said one patient who did not want to reveal her identity.

Tired and unhappy about her body post-menopause, this Jacksonville patient turned to HRC Medical in March of this year, but two treatments and hundreds of dollars later, she says the results were not as advertised.

"By the second injection I got depressed, hair growth," she explained. "he hair growth was just tremendous. I was going through puberty again."

This patient is not alone. According to the Better Business Bureau, consumers have filed dozens of complaints against HRC Medical.

Just last month, Tennessee's Attorney General filed a complaint against the company for "endangering the health of consumers" in the hopes of shutting it down.

But in Jacksonville, HRC Medical is already gone. Their office on San Jose Boulevard is now Hormone Health and Weight Loss. The clinic's parent company, HRC Medical of Alabama, said they are not affiliated with HRC Medical in Tennessee and they changed their name in July to reflect that.

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