Hi criser
Your doctor is wrong in saying that taking HRT is too soon for you because you keep having periods! Consistently irregular periods together with age and symptoms indicate peri-menopause and HRT is the recommended treatment!
How long ago is it that you started HRT first of all and what were your periods doing in the time leading up to this - were they few and far between or only a bit irregular?
If the doc gave you the right HRT for perimenopause - cyclical or sequential HRT (ie for women who are still having irregular natural periods - you are not considered post-menopause until 12 months following last natural period), then you would have "periods" anyway ie withdrawal bleeds, and sometimes your own cycle would kick in at a different time so you might have extra bleeds too.
Having said that as you are still young, then Qlaira is also indicated. Although it is a contraceptive pill it does provide oestrogen - estradiol - in a form very similar to what we produce in our own bodies and yes will also help to protect against osteoporosis and prevent the associated health deterioration, and also help protect your heart and other health benefits too. Less a question of staying young but helping to prevent the negative health effects of reduced oestrogen while you are still young. What it does though is suppress the cycle and ovulation, and eventually minimise the hormonal fluctuations of peri-menopause so you may be able to ride through this turbulent period of time. Some gynaecologists seem to prefer to prescribe this to younger women for this reason, because you are not competing with your own cycle.
There is some information on this website under the contraception section:
https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/contra2.phpHurdity x