I agree. I took it upon myself to read the Menopausing book to understand what the women in my life are going and going through. While not a 100% panacea, HRT can be helpful.

My mother wrote off HRT years ago and is now suffering some severe spinal compression fractures because of severe osteoporosis. Her quality of life is not that great now because of it. This is why I ask that all the women in my life talk to their doctors about HRT and ways to protect their bones in their older age.