I did get told 'no' by a youngish male ObGYN, but since I'm a doctor myself, and know better, I ordered the hormones myself. It's criminal how Women's health issues are woefully misunderstood. I was like, "Hello! I may be 70, but I still like having sex and I don't want my skeleton to crumble." This young ObGYN was probably in med school when the completely flawed and discredited Women's Health Initiative study came out. It turns out, estrogen is critical for healthy bones. The young male ObGYN said, "I have seen too much cancer." Well, a LOT of things cause cancer. Not to downplay the horror of getting breast cancer, but I told him, "Let's see? What do I need more? My breasts or a functioning skeleton, so I can stand upright without crippling pain? I think I'll choose my skeleton." Note: this was after having a compression fracture in my spine and finding out that SURPRISE! You have osteoporosis!) I'll take my chances and get regular mammograms.