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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5:If we get less Testorone and Estrogen as we age, why do we not get supplements to avoid as an example, decreased bone density.
gpt
The problem with those treatments is that they often ruin more than they solve. Take estrogen for example. Postmenopausal hormone treatment (aka, giving women estrogen after menopause to deal with the lose of bone density and the side-effects of going through menopause) has been done in the past. It turned out to increase the risk of uterine cancer. Then they tried estrogen + progesterone hormone treatment, except that increase the risk of breast cancer. It just isn't worth it.