Phillip sent: > [Why prevent any disease, which left unchecked > could infect the entire human species, if we use "unnatural" means > to do so? The destruction of our species could have been its natural > course.] Siobhan sent: > I think the point is that menopause is as natural as puberty. > Neither of these are diseases. Would one take something to suppress puberty? Ardeith writes: Yes, thank you, that is what I was aiming at....I realize that some women must accept the risks of taking HRT due to other medical problems.....but I object to HRT being presented to otherwise healthy women to treat a condition that is not a disease.......But then I also object to this whole culture's fixation on "eternal youth".....I think we lost something important when we lost our respect for the elders in our communities and worshipped at the foot of "Youth at any cost".......aging is not something shameful, to be hidden away........I adored my Granny and learned much about living from her.....but our current culture would hide such as her in nursing homes and "retirement communities" where wrinkles and white hair can be hidden away....... [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.