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Same here. I am 70 and have taken some form of HRT since early menopause at 42. I recently switched from oral to the CombiPatch, within months a slightly elevated liver enzyme dropped to normal and my cholesterol readings improved. I plan to stay on HRT for life.
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It blows my mind that so much of the medical community is stuck in 2002. You must have been swimming against the tide by continuing HRTs after the highly publicized WHI study came out. I bet you're glad you did though.
It saddens me that a whole generation of post-menopausal women missed out on HRT benefits.
What was it like at the time? Did you have to fight to stay on the treatment, or was your doctor supportive?
I'm starting CombiPatch this weekend, and am glad to hear that it's been good for you. I've never had HRT treatment before. Because of the personal experiences of many of the members of this support group, I anticipated difficulty, and maybe even a battle to get a doctor to prescribe it. Fortunately, the gynecologist I went to was well up-to-date on treatment safety and efficacy. That was such a relief.
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It is unfortunate that so many women have become scared of HRT. Nothing is without some risk, but the risk of transdermal HRT is quite small.