My doctor won’t even consider it as I’m 17 years post menopausal. I did find a doctor who will prescribe it but she said I’m at an increased risk of a blood clot that could kill me, especially in the first year. She wasn’t able to tell me how much of an increased risk though. Does anyone know?

I am 16 years post menopause and visited my gyn yesterday to discuss BHRT. I am a healthy 71 year old with osteoporosis and am scared of osteo meds. My gyn and I talked for quite a while. She talked to me and not at me. She said she would prescribe HRT if I got a clearance from a cardiologist and also gave it more thought. She mentioned the risk of blood clots and wanted me to think about the risks of blood clots versus the risk of broken bones. I have given it a lot of thought and decided to continue with diet, exercise, supplements, low intensity vibration. I hope that my CTX score will improve over the very bad score from last May by the time I visit my osteoporosis specialist next April.