I forgot to mention that many women find great relief from Black Kosch sometimes spelled Black Cosch its an herbal,,if you decide to discontiue the deprovera you may want to ask your dr about it . It seems to help the symptom of hot flashes the best and is available in most drug stores.
I have a great resource for you got to Mary53 homepage read her journals shes done extensive reasurch on hrt..please redirect any questions to me as she is very busy w her job and has requested me to handle questions for her.
Bio identical is the way to go.