33 things I think about HRT right now

aka a moderate midlife and menopause journalist's take on a polarized topic

Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash

I was walking this week and thinking about how I feel about HRT, and how I feel about how everyone is talking about HRT, and it was like a pot bubbling up and over.

And then I had to get it out.

Soon – once I stopped walking obviously – I had written this list you are about to read.

And of course it’s massive.

The truth is, I’ve been scared to say what I think. Because it’s hard to even know what to think, and I think about this every day. Obviously I don’t want to make mistakes on this, and when you write things down, you risk being wrong. And because people get so triggered on topics like this. I don’t want to hurt, upset or scare anyone.

So please. This is what I think. That’s it. It’s not about you. It’s about me.

There are two reasons it is not more filled with citations and links:

1. I wrote this list as if I was talking to you over a cup of coffee, not as though I am journalist filing a report. It’s a bit more laissez-faire. It’s all based on inter…