Is HRT Safe? What the Latest Evidence Really Says About Hormone Replacement Therapy
First: Why Was Everyone So Scared of HRT?
It first started in 2002, when the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trial reported increased risks of breast cancer, blood clots, stroke, and heart disease in women taking certain forms of hormone therapy published in a research article.
Prescriptions plummeted overnight.
But here’s what’s important:
- The average woman in that study was 63 years old
- Many were more than 10 years past menopause
- The formulations used were older hormone types and doses - Not the BioIdentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Lunaris Telehealth offers.
- The study focused largely on disease prevention, not symptom treatment
Over the last 20+ years, researchers have reanalyzed the data — and we’ve learned that age and timing matter tremendously. This caused a negative conotation in physicians who did not want to causedr
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