Taking off from another thread on here where it seemed one critique of HRT is that people take it for vanities sake and to delay aging and wrinkles. I am wondering would taking it for the sake of preserving the health and appearance of your skin, hair and nails be such a terrible thing?
To be clear I believe most women, myself included who use HRT do so after careful consideration and they take it to relieve the often times debilitating symptoms menopause brings. I just wonder why women are shamed for wanting and enjoying the positive effect supplemental estrogen has on your skin and overall appearance for many women? Yes there are risks with any mediation but there are also risks associated with not using HRT and its up to each of us to decide what is right for us in consultation with our doctors.
I notice a huge benefit to my skin especially when my HRT dose is at the right level for me in that dryness and lines vanish, my skin looks smooth, glowy and youthful again. Am I so wrong for enjoying that benefit or for that benefit being part of the equation as to why I do use it?
I see even women who are very pro HRT play this aspect down probably because they feel it somehow diminishes the validity of arguments for HRT in the eyes of those who seem to see HRT use as frivolous or cheating or as medicalising a natural process. We medicalise many "natural processes" which many illnesses are and save many lives into the bargain so is it really that wrong to take advantage of something that for many women massively improves their quality of life?