I am 53 and have not been able to find a sports bra in recent years that feels right to me. Even when I know I've got the right size, I feel more like a post-nursing mother who is binding her breasts. Gah! Gives me cleavage all the way to my neck and I feel like I'm going to choke on my breasts. Now that I'm "old", I have decided to go for comfort. Hence, the "Comfort bra". I ordered several different styles from Dream Products and have been very happy with them. Yes, they offer less support than the underwire bras I wore so long ago, but you know what? They feel good! Here is a link that might be useful: Comfort Bra

I'm so glad to see this question.....I feel so stupid, but was also wondering, how do you know when you are out of menopause, or "post-menopausal?" It is easy for me to remember my very last period - it was right before Katrina hit, August, 2005. I remember fretting over being so late in entering menopause, I was 55. I remember my neighbor told me to be careful what you ask for, because you will gain weight, especially in your midsection. Lo and behold, did I ever! I always have had a problem with carrying weight in the rear, but never in my stomach until menopause. The scales last week at the doctor's office finally made me face reality. I can't blame my weight gain entirely on menopause, because there has been a lot of stress over the last few years that I've had to deal with, and stress in itself can be fattening. I am taking my vitamins and calcium, and paying more attention to healthy eating and exercising now. I don't know why it matters if I am or am not in menopause any longer. Just curious. Should I be doing more?

My mother-in-law was 76, 26 years post-menopause for her, when her doc decide maybe hormone replacement would help her early-alzheimer's symptoms. Within two days of hormone therapy, she was almost hemorrhaging. Artificially replacing hormones can be a benefit in some cases, but can cause sudden, dramatic events in others. I am curious as to why at age 59 you have been on HRT for two years... were you really late in undergoing menopause?

If you are very fortunate, it could possibly be over. But I am sorry to say that that is very unlikely. You could go through several more years (like I have) of months between periods. Spotting in between. Fluctuating hormone levels, periods of few hot flashes, then periods of hot flashes every time you turn around. It is really impossible to say when your last period is, except in retrospect. Early menopause was kinder to me, not so much the last two years.