A warm welcome from me too Bren51, as a new comer myself I would just say, you are in the right place. The support and care from all the members is exceptional. Its like a family, and aside from that aspect, the up to date information on every topic associated with Menopause is incredible. My advice, for what its worth is to take your time and read through all the different topics, making notes if need be, of ones you want to go back to. This will help you get your head round the whole Menopause/HRT aspect, and you can make decisions based on fact, and experiences of others rather than going in blind so to speak. Once you feel confident about what you feel would benefit you, then you can go back to your GP armed with your information and have a discussion which should hopefully result in him/her at least taking on board your concerns and addressing them. You will have done your bit, so now they do theirs. Its a minefield, but you have made the most important step in coming here ! Stay strong.