I started HRT ( hormone therapy ) at age 58. It was recommended by my gynecologist to halt bone loss and to help with menopausal issues.
I stayed on it for 5 years.
I did not have risk factors for heart problems or breast cancer so it was an easy decision . It was effective at stopping further bone loss but didn’t reverse the bone loss that had already occurred between age 55-58.
I wish I had started hormones earlier in my mid fifties but nobody suggested it back then.
I’m glad I did the HRT but my gynecologist thought 5 years was the limit so I had to stop it. Now I’m on Tymlos trying to build some of the bone I lost from menopause .