Why the Old Hormone Therapy Rules Changed

You do not need to wait until your symptoms become unbearable because you’re worried you’ll “use up” your time on hormone therapy. There is no arbitrary five-year limit on menopausal hormone therapy. How long you stay on it should be an individualized decision between you and your clinician based on your health, symptoms, preferences, and how treatment is working for you. A lot of the fear around using the lowest dose for the shortest amount of time traces back to how the Women’s Health Initiative findings were interpreted in the early 2000s. 🩷 Proactiv… Video by YouTube channel.