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[quote=Anonymous][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]

NP. I can’t even…that is SO misogynistic to say women are taking hormones to be “young and sexy forever.” Truly appalling.

Many of us have done the research and have talked to our doctors about ALL the risks including osteoporosis (which nearly every women eventually gets and is a cause of death because so many women end up dying after a fracture). Also, heart disease, not breast cancer, is the leading cause of death for women and while HRT is not prescribed for that, there is interesting research coming out. Also, vaginal estrogen protects from atrophy and UTIs, which can negatively affect health outcomes. This is all in addition to lessening symptoms, including depression which is scarily on the rise in midlife women.

It’s not for vanity. [/quote]

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