The Complicated Nature of HRT in Menopause Requires Cautious Approach

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The Complicated Nature of HRT in Menopause Requires Cautious Approach

With the right hormones at the optimal time, women can experience relief from menopausal symptoms and protect themselves from major health risks.

Navigating Hormonal Shifts in Menopause

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Advice about whether women undergoing menopause should take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has oscillated between two extremes in the past couple decades.

At first, doctors rubber-stamped HRT for the vast number of women with symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep apnea, vaginal atrophy, and cognitive decline. Then a slight uptick in the risk of breast cancer among one of two cohorts in) a 2002 study by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) halted HRT recommendations.