I personally dont take HRT, and am trying to avoid the possible side effects of that by eating healthy to avoid heart attacks, and taking calcium/magnesium in a highly assimulable form coupled with as much exercise as I can push this carcass to endure. I experimented cautiously with HRT years ago and decided that for me the benefits (negligible, at least symptomatically)did not outweigh my concerns about side effects.

A note of caution for those dosing heavily with soy products instead...not a good idea if you've a thyroid problem. Info. re this interaction on About.com's thyroid site.