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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HRT (estradiol patches and oral progesterone) has been transformative for me. I have yet to see evidence of it causing strokes. When you put that on the internet, you are spreading more misinformation and it's not helpful. I wish another, much more credible administration had made this decision but I also don't disagree with it.

Congrats to all those who have shared that they have gotten through perimenopause/menopause with few problems. Sounds lovely but your experience is pretty irrelevant to anyone else's experience. Also, there is no prize for avoiding night sweats/mood swings/frozen shoulder/joint pain (etc) and acting smug about it. [/quote]

Because they don't.  It's oral estrogen that can cause strokes/blood clots (probably a similar risk as taking BC pills from your teens until you hit menopause like some people do).  Most of us thought nothing of using BC pill and dealing with the risks (it's not pretty if it happens to you---I was 23 and my mentor had it happen, she was 29 and in the hospital for over a week and another 2 weeks+ to recover before returning to an office job).  But you can use the oral progesterone and a patch estrogen and eliminate the stroke/blood clot risks

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