Why stopping HRT has changed my life in the most radical way possible. I know it runs counter to all medical advice... but if you're taking it, hear me out: SARAH VINE
All my life I cared what people thought of me. As a teenager I cared that my feet were too big to be a ballerina and that I wasn't blonde like all the pretty girls.
I cared that all the other kids had the right kind of Superga trainers and Benetton sweaters, whereas I had normal plimsolls and chain store jumpers.
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