I have noticed there are ads on TV with semi-famous women rhapsodizing about the wonders of hormone replacement therapy. This made me pay more attention to the ads aimed at the distaff side, mainly baldness cures and Viagra. The first Viagra ads I saw starred Bob Dole looking like a stuffed moose, a smirky stuffed moose. All I could think about was the pen he carries in his paralyzed hand. Was that what he took it for? To keep his pen from going floppy? Now Bill Clinton didn't do a Viagra ad and he was the poster boy for 'Gettin it on and keepin it up'. I think that if he had any of the little blue pills Hilary would have substituted Valium for them.
Women are being told that replacing hormones will keep them young and desirable. Men just need a little thatch on the roof and the old war club in readiness. There is always the little whispered voice over that says ; " See your own doctor to determine if hormone replacement therapy is right for you." Well, if the drug rep from the company that makes the little H.R.T. pills or patches has given the Doc many rea$on$ to write scrips for his product... I betcha Doc Cooter has no doubt in his mind that it is JUST WHAT YOU NEED!! Don't think that Docs are above the money line. The way the H.M.O.'s treat them they want all the perks they can get. A lot of the H.M.O.'s are managed so you may have a crowd of Docs who are all "Your Doctor". You have one that will only look in your left ear and another one who will only do the right ear. Do you remember the fable about the blind men describing the elephant? The one holding the trunk said an elephant was like a big snake. The guy with the ear said elephants were flat and floppy, etc. This plethora of Docs sees you like that. The endocrinologist,(who specializes in hormones) sends you to the gynecologist because menopause is a "Woman's Health Issue". The gynie may send you to a psych to see if your hot flashes and mood swings are your head getting weird.
Even if your Doc is a woman and past menopause, never forget, she was trained mostly by men. Who by their own admission don't understand women.
Our bodies were designed with only one aim,,REPRODUCTION!!! Women get a limited time to breed. Then we get Mother Nature's vacation. The disadvantage of being male is as long as the plumbing is working he can knock up any females who he can convince.
When cavemen roamed the earth, life expectancy was very limited. Anyone over 30 was considered an elder. (Remember the 60's? Never trust any one over 30!) Women were expected to crank out babies as frequently as possible. Infants didn't always survive and a woman dying in childbirth was not unusual. If a woman actually made it to menopause, she was held in awe by the tribe. If a man didn't get eaten by a dinosaur and got to the age of 40 his life was valued as a leader. He got those life experience credits and became a consultant to the young ones. And as surely as the wheel revolves,, so did humans!
Now we are taught to worship youth or at least the appearance of it. We don't even have babies the way we were designed to. Now you can pick a date close to your due date and when the doctor isn't playing golf. Then with very little work,(It ain't called labor for nothing!) Pop out the baby. If you want to get your family started and finished all at once you can take some fertility drugs and have twins, triplets or even more. One stop shopping!
If I hear one more little chickie say; "Now I can grow up with my baby." I will screech like a wild owl! This is the mind set that tells women or even girls "Stay young and the world is yours."
All the hormones in the world don't replace a brain. If all the men you know are totally hung up on Brittany or Christina,,, you must stop hanging out at college frat parties or with pedophiles!
Look at England's Bonnie Prince Charlie. He took up with a woman who was his age. He had been married to a very young and beautiful Diana. She did her job and gave him two sons. Right before the split they both looked miserable with each other. Maybe she didn't have an eating disorder, he just made her nauseous. She was every man's dream woman. Young, gorgeous and not overly educated. Even the gay guys loved her for her fashion sense. Charles slid right into the arms of Camilla who didn't look like a portrait of a fairy princess. She looked middle-aged and quite content with her image. This is the man who will probably become the King of England and he picked a dowdy, unspectacular older woman with almost grown children. He could have ordered any type of woman he wanted, (England is famous for cloning Dolly the Sheep.)
If she has hot flashes I'll bet he appreciates them. And I think she even occasionally lifts his crown and plants a kiss on his bald spot!
