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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pharma is BIG $$$.

Zero surprise here.

Wait 15-20 years ….

If you have no symptoms, zero need for it.  I have zero symptoms. 56. My sister sailed through it as well. I’m not dry or hot or have any bone loss, yet the push to put all women on it today is crazy ! [/quote]

Nobody is pushing to just "put you on it" because you hit menopause.  I went on it 2.5 years into full menopause...started with progesterone (was concerned about estrogen), and it took 3-4 months to find the right dose of progesterone.  But with that, my hot flashes got better (still had them) and I could finally sleep thru the night.  Amazing what 7-8 hours of continuous sleep does for your body after 2+ years of not being able to sleep.  
Tried vaginal estrogen with it as well.  But that didn't really solve the problem.

So made informed choice to use the patch.  Guess what, I feel even better, my cholesterol is back down (had gone up almost 100 points), my hot flashes are virtually gone (maybe once a month), and I can finally have sex without massive pain and feeling like someone is cleaning my V with rough sandpaper.

So quality of life on ALL levels is way improved.  Many health factors are better (heart risk is lowered greatly with cholesterol back to 160).

It's a choice I made with all the data points from 3 different doctors (one gynecologist, my primary doctor and my functional med doctor who specializes in hormonal management)

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Can you PLEASE share the name of your functional med doc (hope you see this).[/quote]

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