I started menopause really early in life at 29 with the birth of my second child. That is when I started HRT. I am still using it to this day. It has been 11 years. I also had a hysterectomy and without HRT I would be a mess. I was experiencing postpartum depression and had a ton of other symptoms for low estrogen. We also found out I have PCOS so I cannot take any testosterone or progesterone as it makes me angry so the only way I can get my hormones is to have them compounded for just estrogen