Hi Ursula – i do Hormone replacement therapy and it has done wonders for me. It takes a while to get the right cocktail but Naomi is right, you need to see a hormone specialist to see where your levels are and then adjust from there – if your hormones are off, replacements make a huge difference. I couldn’t lose wait for a long time and once i got on a good cocktail, now i can. Illbeit it is still hard to lose that ‘spare tire’ around the mid section but if you work hard enough, that too shall change. Good luck!