Morning CLKD! I could not agree with you more!

Oh, and just to give a fuller picture: my mum at 80 has been on HRT since she started perimenopause (young, at 43, like me), because of a severe osteoporosis.
I also should say that I hold the medical profession to the highest esteem: they have made huge advances for a disease they cannot yet understand fully. Today I feel optimistic!