After my hysterectomy at age 38, I started Vivelle-Dot and had major weight gain, felt sick all the time and other horrible side effects. A friend told me about bioidentical hormones and they changed my life. I lost weight, felt better, my face cleared and now I feel great at age of 58. I don't know what I would do without them. They are a life saver. They also keep me looking and feeling young. I feel I would be miserable without them and it scares me to think that they could take them away.