The Case for Personalized Menopause Care

Hormone therapy, when tailored to a woman’s individual needs and circumstances, can be highly effective and safe.
The Case for Personalized Menopause Care
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For more than two decades, the debate of menopause hormone therapy evolved around a simple yes-or-no question: safe or dangerous? That oversimplified view has let women down.

In November 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed the black-box label from low-dose vaginal estrogen and softened language on systemic therapy. It happened quietly but signals something important: Hormone therapy was never meant to be one-size-fits-all.
Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in integrative and traditional Chinese medicine. He developed the ACES Model of Health and Medicine and leads clinical, educational, and research initiatives. As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.