It suits me and as I said I feel very well.
I have had a hysterectomy and don't need to use progesterone, I have said this countless times in my posts over the years. I do have natural progesterone cream if I felt I needed progesterone, it does calm and help with sleep. I have more lee way then a women who has not had a hysterectomy.
I have educated myself about menopause since my thirties and worked with women with hormone problems, the information is out there, it was even before the internet.
I have a regime that works for me., you will find that French women will have a regime that works for them. I have read a lot of articles and books about French women's use of HRT and taking care of themselves' and have posted about it in the past.
As far as I am concerned topical hormones get into the blood stream wherever you apply it, if you apply in the very fatty areas it may take a bit longer and could accumulate, so the thinner blood enriched areas are better, I only use a tiny dab and probably much smaller dose then the instructions say but that is the beauty of the gel , it can be adapted to needs. My Doctor first prescribed me Estrogel about 10 years ago, I had patches too, over the years I have come to feel I need less estrogen and now using the gel suits this purpose.