Dr. Mary Claire Haver
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So 20% of you are going to have a potential for having not great absorption.
I read that.
My hot flashes were controlled.
absolutely controlled on the highest dose patch.
Out of curiosity, I checked my own serum estradiol level.
It was 37.
I checked it again two months later to be sure.
It was 39.
I was not getting adequate estradiol to have maximum bone benefit.
I am very, very motivated to not develop osteoporotic fractures as I age.
Why?
Because my grandmother had them and my mother had them.
My mother has end-stage dementia.
She's horribly frail and she has horrific osteoporosis.
I am not interested in that being my future.
And I just refuse to accept that.
So what am I doing to avoid that at all costs?
Number one, I'm staying on hormone therapy and I checked my levels to make sure that I was getting the maximum bone benefit.
Number two, I am serious about heavy lifting.
I'm serious about heavy lifting too.