I used to epilate every other day. Legs and arms, not much hair elsewhere any more. After 1yr HRT, it's approximately once a month or when I think about it. I tweeze out the oddball hair when I see it. Knees are the worst, aside from 'private areas'.
I picked up a Braun Silk·expert 5 IPL. I really think it took out a lot of the body hair. Now I only use it when I think about it as well. I only used it once on my armpits and haven't seen hair since. I'm sure another round will show up in the next few weeks. Darn those growth cycles!!