Lady stuff

[mamagotcha]

I read this article on hormone replacement therapy, and am now considering it. It seems that the breast cancer and stroke risks are decreased and the benefits increased if you start early on... if I do it, I'd better do it sooner rather than later.

I also read someone else's description of using testosterone to increase libido (which has tanked in the last year).

Anyone out there using either or both of these therapies? Any feedback?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Just below your post on my google reader was this one, about the same article: http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2010/04/estrogen-dilemma.html

Hope that's in some way helpful!

Miss you guys!
Monica

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

There's a link late in that article (this one) to a study that concluded: "Consistent with transitioning women's perceived memory difficulties, perimenopause was associated with a decrement in cognitive performance, characterized by women not being able to learn as well as they had during premenopause. Improvement rebounded to premenopausal levels in postmenopause, suggesting that menopause transition–related cognitive difficulties may be time-limited."

This gives me a LOT of hope! Thank you very much, Monica!