@aethos I wish I had started taking estrogen sooner. I'm 73 and our generation was told how bad it was to take.
Turns out NOT to be true if you're basically healthy and don't have the obvious risk factors.
Now it's too late for me.
I do have a friend who's 72 and although one of her doctors is against it, the other one is fine with it so go figure.
It really helps her: mood, energy, sleep.
Women have been thrown under the bus in terms of health care in my opinion.