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[quote=Anonymous]I'm on hrt, 55, estrogen patch, oral progesterone at night, a bit of testosterone cream. It has made my moods stable, my sleep restorative and consistent and kept my marriage and career in tact, no joke. And I can be a good, stable mother. (my skin, hair and body composition has also been good but that's not why I do it). And I feel less rickety, muscles feel looser and more flexible.

It's easy to forget that our estrogen that we had in high levels during our reproductive years also posed breast cancer risks. And always did.  Hrt does not bring you close to what those levels were btw. It's still much lower. Do your research, risks rise slightly after 60 and 5 plus years but many still do well staying on it. You have to speak to a specialist.

I have a great relationship with my thorough, boy scout like 40 something general practitioner. He wasn't thrilled about it either but he doesn't scold me about it and respects that I see another physician about my gynecology and hrt needs. So we agree to disagree but obviously he's glad it's working for me over the past few years. [/quote]

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