Dear Porquetta---The effect of female hormones and menopause HAS been studied, and also discussed on the list---if you ask your pet human, Hilary, to go to the PIEnet archives, I think you;ll find a lot of info there. And BTW, why not enlist that other feminist porker, the valiant Ms.Piggy, in your cause? You GO, Girls! Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55 Oxford, Ohio http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm <[log in to unmask]> "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "