FDA removed black box warning for HRT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just talked about this yesterday with my ob/gyn. That label and study that caused it created unnecessary misery for many women.

This is the right move.

I'm mid-40s and feel terrible that my mom went through menopause in the early 2000s after the study that scared everyone away from MHT. A lot of unnecessary suffering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just talked about this yesterday with my ob/gyn. That label and study that caused it created unnecessary misery for many women.

This is the right move.

I'm mid-40s and feel terrible that my mom went through menopause in the early 2000s after the study that scared everyone away from MHT. A lot of unnecessary suffering.

Have you ever thought that 25 years later the formulation is gonna be very different and now it’s safer?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:HRT is necessary for me to be able to enjoy “relations” in my 50s, so I agree with Makary on exactly this one thing.

Vaginal HRT and systemic HRT are two totally different things.

And thanks but no thanks for MAHA deciding what uses of hormones are acceptable for women (birth control no, menopausal sex yes!)

https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/rfk-should-grill-the-pill

I decide this with my doctor. I don’t involve the Heritage Foundation. My BC is fully covered by health insurance and I look forward to access to HRT as needed.

Ok great. But that is not what MAHA wants for you.

I don’t care what they want for me. BC isn’t going away and now it looks like HRT is having a coming out party.

Yes, I read the article. Interesting thoughts but I don’t care.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s still not good for some women right? I have family history of ovarian and uterine and colon and have been told it would be unsafe for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just talked about this yesterday with my ob/gyn. That label and study that caused it created unnecessary misery for many women.

This is the right move.

I'm mid-40s and feel terrible that my mom went through menopause in the early 2000s after the study that scared everyone away from MHT. A lot of unnecessary suffering.

Have you ever thought that 25 years later the formulation is gonna be very different and now it’s safer?

+1

The old version was made out of pregnant horse urine. The new one isn’t and is bioidentical. That’s not to say there are no risks but it’s much safer.

They also have bioidentical progesterone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s still not good for some women right? I have family history of ovarian and uterine and colon and have been told it would be unsafe for me.

Of course. That’s why it’s an individual decision between you and your doctor. Which is as it should be.

[Anonymous]

I don’t trust anything RFK jr or trump says. This FDA is currently SUS so I’m seeing this as a red flag. If they promote it, I should not consider it.
If it was legitimately safe, Melania should have made the announcement. Woman to women.
I’ll wait until we have actual medical experts back in the FDA before I trust their advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just talked about this yesterday with my ob/gyn. That label and study that caused it created unnecessary misery for many women.

This is the right move.

I'm mid-40s and feel terrible that my mom went through menopause in the early 2000s after the study that scared everyone away from MHT. A lot of unnecessary suffering.

Have you ever thought that 25 years later the formulation is gonna be very different and now it’s safer?

+1

The old version was made out of pregnant horse urine. The new one isn’t and is bioidentical. That’s not to say there are no risks but it’s much safer.

They also have bioidentical progesterone.

“Bio identical” isn’t a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t trust anything RFK jr or trump says. This FDA is currently SUS so I’m seeing this as a red flag. If they promote it, I should not consider it.
If it was legitimately safe, Melania should have made the announcement. Woman to women.
I’ll wait until we have actual medical experts back in the FDA before I trust their advice.

Wow - you would have given it more credence out of Melania’s mouth? That’s moronic.

HRT has enabled me to sleep through the night regularly for the first time in a year. Game changer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t trust anything RFK jr or trump says. This FDA is currently SUS so I’m seeing this as a red flag. If they promote it, I should not consider it.
If it was legitimately safe, Melania should have made the announcement. Woman to women.
I’ll wait until we have actual medical experts back in the FDA before I trust their advice.

Wow - you would have given it more credence out of Melania’s mouth? That’s moronic.

HRT has enabled me to sleep through the night regularly for the first time in a year. Game changer.

And has increased your risk of stroke and cancer.

[Anonymous]

I just don’t know why most women would need to “treat” a normal biological process.

(I say this as a post menopausal woman)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just talked about this yesterday with my ob/gyn. That label and study that caused it created unnecessary misery for many women.

This is the right move.

I'm mid-40s and feel terrible that my mom went through menopause in the early 2000s after the study that scared everyone away from MHT. A lot of unnecessary suffering.

Have you ever thought that 25 years later the formulation is gonna be very different and now it’s safer?

+1

The old version was made out of pregnant horse urine. The new one isn’t and is bioidentical. That’s not to say there are no risks but it’s much safer.

They also have bioidentical progesterone.

“Bio identical” isn’t a thing.

She may have meant “bio equivalent “.

[Anonymous]

I’m gonna sound like a total idiot, but what does it help with? My mother is dead so I can’t ask her about her menopause journey. I’m late 40s and increasingly anxious, mood swings, low energy and joint pain. No issues down there with dryness or insomnia. My OB basically said come back when you start to feel worse. But what the heck does that mean?

[Anonymous]

^ adding on that I never really thought of this as an option because I’ve been scared by the warning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just talked about this yesterday with my ob/gyn. That label and study that caused it created unnecessary misery for many women.

This is the right move.

I'm mid-40s and feel terrible that my mom went through menopause in the early 2000s after the study that scared everyone away from MHT. A lot of unnecessary suffering.

I went through it.

“suffering” is a strong choice of words, but perhaps for some women it applies.