What did women do for menopausal symptoms (i.e. hot flashes, etc.) prior to hormonal replacement therapy?

gaby25 asked: I am curious about what women may have done (prior to say thirty to forty years ago) because I have such incredible relief from extreme perimenopausal/menopausal symptoms (namely extreme hot flashes and mood changes) with the use of plant based hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Hormone Therapy (MtF)?

xxtscd2007 asked: Okay, I’m about to be 20, and I want to take the next step in my transistion. I want to be put on Hormones (estrogen etc.) to advance my physical features and become the woman I was meant to be. How do I begin this, where must one go because being prescribed? Is [...]