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To HRT or Not To HRT
It’s a really big and angry question these days!
Taking HRT is admitting you can’t handle it
If you take HRT you don’t need to bother changing any of your unhealthy habits.
Once you get on HRT you can’t come off
You can only take HRT for 5 years.
HRT causes heart disease.
If you take HRT you get your youth and vitality back
Testosterone is only for men.
HRT is a misogynist invention to keep women compliant and sexy.
Doctors know nothing about HRT.
We need HRT because we’re oestrogen deficient
HRT is made from horse’s urine
You can’t have HRT if you have high blood pressure.
It’s better to do it naturally.
Our bones break without HRT.
HRT causes breast cancer.
You can’t have HRT if you’re obese.
Enough already! Seriously I could keep on writing that list of half-truths all night.
This is a plea for nuance. HRT is a brilliant treatment for the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. It works brilliantly for some of us. Others struggle with it. Many…
