I was 43 when it was necessary for me to have a COMPLETE hysterectomy and therefore, menopause started on the operating table! My GYN (at that time), said, "put this estrogen patch on, you'll feel fine!" What a lie! I was STILL miserable, had belly weight I didn't have before, crying all the time, hopeless. Then I learned about BHRT, found a GYN who knew, did a saliva test, started with BHRT and my life DRASTICALLY CHANGED FOR THE BETTER!!! I have been on them since and I'm now 65! I cannot and do NOT want to go off of them as I will DEFINITELY SUFFER. My life, as I know it, will be over. Please do not take that away from me and millions of people!