I am hopeful that the days of "you will get through it, it will be ok," are behind us. The generations in front of us are more persistent than us boomers........Even though we missed a lot, we can still advocate for ourselves by being as educated as possible.
There are a few problems with osteoporosis that we have experienced. The level of understanding is much greater now. When you and I walked into this, the only thing the medical community knew was to through pharmaceuticals at it, which, in my opinion, are scarier than the diagnosis.
The early studies on hrt were done with 30% of the women having some other health concern, smokers, overweight...........and the studies were conducted on synthetic hormones. Science followed the original study through 2024 to find that, yes, there are risks for women that didnt start hrt earlier but the clinical significance of the risks are minimal compared to breaking a hip and hugely beneficial, like 10% gain in bone quality. As life goes, it is always risk vs benefits.