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@mayblin
Great videos. Thank you! I went to Dr Hirsh's website and watched more videos and they are very informative. Of great interest to me now is her interview with the cardiologist because of my current cholesterol numbers. Great watch and has nearly convinced me to start a statin.

Yes. My endos I've seen have a very different take on HRT than yours do, for sure. I suppose my being 18 yrs post menopause and now high cholesterol that put my risk vs benefit out of their comfort zone. Again the endo I most recently saw insisted that estrogen in any form is processed the same way. Which totally contradicts what all the studies show between using conjugated estrogen or bioidentical estrogen. No other consults or tests were offered, so that's on me, which is ok for now. I'm still looking for someone I can see before my yearly endo visit next January. Wait lists are my current friend.

As for my most recent visit, that Dr has some published papers on Prolia and I think that is her favorite drug of choice as a med to seal in gains from the anabolics. She said she likes to keep Evenity "in her back pocket" as it can be only used once for 1 year so doesn't like to use it early on. I know I'll have to take something after Tymlos.....but the research continues!

Thank you again for the support!

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@psmnonna if you can’t find a local doc who is open-minded about HRT, one option is to try Midi. It’s a telehealth service focused on HRT and women’s health. They are covered by many insurance plans. https://www.joinmidi.com

I am 61, about 8 years past menopause and started HRT last year. My doc was willing to prescribe, so I didn’t use Midi. But a good friend whose doc refused to consider HRT just started with Midi and has had a good experience so far. She is 63, 13 years past menopause and just started with HRT.

My understanding is that the advisability of HRT is very individual. If you have higher risk factors for various things (heart issues, breast cancer, etc) it could be riskier. It is so important to find a doc who is open minded about HRT to go through the decision process with you.

By the way, I’m watching this thread with interest because my endo wants me on Tymlos. I have the first dose in my fridge, but got her to agree to let me put it on pause until I can see what my first year in HRT does for me.

Good luck! These are such hard decisions with such limited data.