The FDA’s 20-Year HRT Misinformation Scandal: What Went Wrong?
For two decades, the national narrative around menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been shaped more by fear than by clinical nuance. When the FDA added “black box” warnings to estrogen- and progesterone-containing therapies in the early 2000s, the signal to the public was unmistakable: HRT was dangerous. The consequences were swift and severe. Prescriptions […]