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The science around hormone therapy to treat menopause has changed a lot since the FDA issued warning labels 20 years ago. Now the labels are being removed, here are 6 things to consider.
The US health regulatory agency on Monday said it would direct manufacturers to remove a bold warning on many hormone therapies used to alleviate menopausal symptoms, saying the risks have been exaggerated.
For the past decade, Dr. Heather Hirsch has tried to convince women that hormone therapy drugs are the best way to treat symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. But warning labels on estrogen have scared many women away from getting the…
The FDA says it will remove the "black box" warning labels on many hormone therapy drugs used to treat menopause and perimenopause. Dr. Tami Rowen, an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, joins to break down…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will remove the "black box" warning labels on many hormone therapy drugs used for menopause and perimenopause symptoms -- a major turnaround that's likely to encourage more women to seek treatment. FDA…
The Food and Drug Administration says it is removing safety warnings for many hormone therapy drugs prescribed to ease symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. Dr. Erika Schwartz, founder of the Evolved Science medical group in New York…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it would remove the strictest "black box" warnings from hormone therapies used to treat menopause symptoms, a move that may boost access to treatments long shunned by patients and…
NPR's Juana Summers talks to FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the administration's decision to remove the black box warning label on hormone replacement therapy.
Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia and other serious risks, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.
Many doctors — and pharmaceutical companies — have called for removing or revising the label, which they say discourages prescriptions and scares off women who could benefit.