Back in 2001, I had turned 50 and weighed 40 lbs more than I do now. I had severe PMS (hot flashing every other nano-second and night sweats), severe Perimenopause, (too much estrogen in my system and no progesterone) and, sleep apnea (77 episodes of not breathing). Had a C-Pak machine for night, but it was horrible sleeping with it. My Gyn kept giving me stuff to try, but it only made it worse. Finally, went to a Naturopathic Dr. and tried compounded hormones. Over time, my weight went down, sleep apnea went away, my moods were better and I started taking Pilates classes to get back into shape (I was always active before hormone hell). I just turned 70 in May and have been teaching Pilates for over 17 years. Between being now evenly balanced hormone-wise and in great shape, life is good again! FDA: PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY COMPOUNDED HORMONES AWAY. IT GIVES ME QUALITY OF LIFE!!