Risks with Antiaging Hormone Therapy

by Sally B.
(Chula Vista, CA)

I am a 55-year-old woman. Like many middle-aged women, I feel active, young, and healthy, but my outside looks do not reflect my feelings.

My skin does not glow the way it used to and I have developed wrinkles on my forehead, around my eyes, and at the corners of my lips. Things on my body are sagging where they did not before.

I also recently went through menopause, and sexual activity has been a concern ever since. Mentally I am still stimulated but my body does not physically follow sometimes. I am very interested in antiaging hormone therapy to help turn back the clock for a little while longer.

However, I am worried about the risks associated with hormone therapy. Could I get cancer or another disease? I would like some advice about the risks versus the benefits.