I joined a group on Facebook...

I joined a group on Facebook called "Menopause Chicks" a few days ago, and I've already left it. So many of the posts are like "What are natural solutions for my dry vagina? No HRT!" or "These hot flashes are out of control! What can I do? Pharma is not in my vocabulary."

And I'm just sitting here like "What is more natural than taking hormones THAT YOUR BODY ALREADY MAKES!?"

I get it if you have risk factors and make an informed choice to opt out of HRT, but the books I posted a few days ago point out that a bunch of the studies saying it increases your risk of cancer were not well-done and that HRT can actually help protect you from certain cancers, as well as Alzheimers disease and bone loss (among other things).

I don't know. As far as I'm concerned, everyone can do what they want with their own body, but it's so hard for me to fathom a more natural remedy to the ailments caused by declining hormones than, you know, simply replacing those hormones. 🤷🏻

I have an appointment on Thursday and I'm so ready. I've got a lot of symptoms of my hormones being unbalanced and/or low. I'm hoping to get a more hands-on treatment than what I can get from a purely online provider. We will see.