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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t have your osteopenia issue and I am 51 and went thru memo at 48-49. I had some hot flashes but they have calmed way down now.  I get ocular migraine but way way less since meno.  I have gained 10 lbs I can’t lose which makes me barely in overweight bmi.  I have 3 lbs to lose to be “normal”.  My mother and grandmother died of bc (mom was estrogen positive) both developed post meno and a cousin had estrogen positive bc also post meno but caught super early and she is fine. As a result of this I get mammo and mri alternating every 6 months which I hate.  I do have no sex drive and that is a challenge I do just suck it up sometimes.

My dr said that if my life is really affected we can have a discussion.  But I don’t think it has? I feel pretty good to be honest.  I have not taken hormones and will not.

I feel like just maybe the pendulum has swung the other way on hormones.  All this stuff out there makes me feel like a freak that will turn into a crone early and die earlier if I don’t take hormones. It almost seems a bit of trying to make all women young and sexy forever and it seems kinda controlling that way.  I get if you have reallly bad meno symptoms and need it that is one thing - but it seems like the message is everyone should be on hormones. I am “all natural” and fine with that![/quote]

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