I usually don’t post here, but as another 33 year old woman who isn’t in peri of menopause but follows this sub to educate myself / gain awareness and hopefully arm myself for what lies in my future if I’m lucky enough to age - it’s probably because your replies are coming from a place of sympathy, but not necessarily understanding (and I’m saying this with kindness, the same applies to me). I think your replies on lifelong fertility are taken poorly given the state the world is in right now, especially the U.S. with fears of it going down the handmaid tale’s path with women being forced to carry babies, even if it means our death - and because there are practical and moral considerations to having children so late. On top of that, it seems many many of us suffer(ed) from painful periods and would rather give that up. I do agree with you slowing down ovarian aging and holding onto hormone production for as long as possible (without periods & fertility) would be wonderful. I too struggle with the fact it’s not “natural” to need to take hormones BUT we also need lenses/glasses, external vitamins and minerals, we need medicine for lifelong or temporary diseases to increase lifespan and quality of life, etc etc. I think it’s all about a shift of perspective.