I have recently begun bioidentical hormone replacement therapy including a testosterone pellet, progesterone pill and estrogen patch. My functional medicine provider is starting me on a very low dose of estrogen and estrogen cream that is applied vaginally. I decided to go the functional medicine route when my PCP, endocrinologist and a gynecologist said no to me. Have you watched the PBS documentary on menopause called The M Factor: shredding the silence on menopause? I realize that we must all make our choices based on our individual experience.

A bone specialist at the Hospital for special surgery in NYC told me it’s only possible to start taking hormone replacements to ameliorate osteoporosis within the first five years After menopause (or after a hysterectomy). i will be interested to hear what gyn says