"There's big, positive health news: The FDA has removed the warning label on estrogen therapies for menopause. That "black box" warning has discouraged a generation of physicians from prescribing estrogen to relieve menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, brain fog, loss of libido, insomnia, and mood swings.But wait-isn't estrogen dangerous? Doesn't estrogen cause breast cancer? No."
"Until 2002, the medical establishment considered estrogen a valuable tool in treating menopausal symptoms. But then a massive federal study of women's health botched much of the science (sloppy subject selection, high attrition rate, ignored cultural factors), resulting in the premature shutting down of the study-with the explosive explanation that estrogen was too dangerous to continue it. That's when the black box warning was added to this crucial medicine."
More women are living in and beyond menopause than ever before. A flawed 2002 federal study produced alarming headlines and led to a lasting fear of estrogen, prompting a black box warning that discouraged prescriptions. Estrogen effectively relieves hot flashes, brain fog, low libido, insomnia, and mood swings, and also lowers risks of heart disease, osteoporosis, and dementia in middle age for many women. After the study, estrogen prescriptions dropped while prescriptions for antidepressants, anxiolytics, and blood pressure medications rose. Recent regulatory review removed the warning and experts have moved to restore estrogen as a treatment option.
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