If you have not read her book go get a copy. It puts it all in perspective. Not for nothing its tag line is “The Smart Woman’s Guide to Hormonal and Alternative Therapies for Menopause”.

“As long as there are hot sweats, the theory is that the neurons are sensitive to estrogen, but once you are more than five years out of menopause there is no benefit and, particularly as the brain ages, estrogen leads to deterioration,” said JoAnn V. Pinkerton, president of the North American Menopause Society and director of the Mid-life Health Center at University of Virginia.

So it seems to indicate that once you are 5 years past menopuase (and not having hot flashes?) estrogen is not going to help at all …

I guess we need to keep reading on this one!