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Article: Confused about estrogen.(Tips from AFI Readers)
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- A Friend Indeed
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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Dear AFI: My situation is a little different than most, I think, I was 33 years old when my perimenopause started. I began getting hot flashes and night sweats and missed periods. Since then I've been debating over whether I should start HRT. I have been weight-lifting for 15 years, walking, biking, running most of my life, and I try to eat properly--a low fat, high fiber diet, etc. I stopped smoking two years ago.
I am now experiencing very dry cracked hands that never heal, and I have tried everything and nothing helps. Also, hair follicles on my hands become infected, I have decreased bladder control and some vaginal dryness, I have just received information ...