Just went to a "certified menopause" specialist at Hopkins. Ha. He kept discussing the WHI from 2002. He told me progersterone caused bloating. Both wrong. He says he agrees that estrogen is beneficial but since I am 12 years post-menopause it will put me at increased risk. What about the risk of not taking it in the next 20 years? I sent him a Menopause Society article that is more recent. I don't think he was up-to-date on the latest studies so that was not very helpful. This is crazy-making.