The flip flop on hormone replacement therapy – is it safe or isn’t it has left  us women in a state of confusion. After endless nights of sweats and mood challenges many of us are left with the personal decision of whether to ask our doctors for the medications. What to do?  I, for one, decided to take my life into my hands and leap. I put on a patch of progesterone and voila – I felt fantastic. With the patch on I was able to sleep and I felt more balanced and had greater energy.  I kept this patch on for a year and have suggested to many friends that this is a dream solution.  Despite the risks, I decided it was worth it. I was thrilled to read the Wall Street Journal’s article on September 27th that gave permission to women that the door to HRT was open again.  Thought I would pass it along in case you missed it.

http://on.wsj.com/oBe0l0

Hormone replacements taking the leap was last modified: February 21st, 2012 by Felice Shapiro

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Felice Shapiro

Felice Shapiro loves figuring out what's next. Felice writes with honesty and humor about real life events, romance, tragedy, reinvention and family not to mention — fashion, beauty & travel. As a serial entrepreneur in the publishing space, she launched Betterafter50.com to meet the needs of women entering their next phase at 50. Inspired and armed with her love of publishing, writing, start-ups and women’s issues, Shapiro launched an online magazine for 50-something women to share personal stories, successes and relevant issues. She is proud of BA50 which is in its 6th year and has over 7 million unique visitors.

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  1. Johanna Garfield Reply

    Dear Felice,

    I swear, we must be psychic! First the lost car. and now your HRT article. I, too wrote a positive article about HRT alost thirty years ago when I had turned to it in despair. I was only taking a small amount of the progesterone; just the estrogen , in a form called premarin. I had heard that might be safer. In any case, it changed my life for the better in one day–just like it changed yours. However, women I knew criticized me very angrily for writing it, and swore their mother–or aunt–or whoever–died early as a result of taking it. I’ve read that before my time they were giving much too much of it( unopposed) to women

    My article preceded all the recent brouhaha over its safety, but even thirty years ago, there were some concerns. So my piece gave reasons to ignore the then current scare reports and go ahead and do it. I’ve been taking it now (a lot less as the years have passed) for nearly thirty years, and I’m blooming with health.

    BA50 is great.

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