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For decades, women worried about taking menopause hormone therapy (MHT), formerly called hormone replacement therapy, or HRT. And they certainly wouldn’t consider taking “replacement hormones” before they reached natural menopause. But the latest research suggests that beginning MHT during perimenopause could offer meaningful long-term health benefits

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It’s clear that 2026 will be a landmark year for hormone intelligence. From women’s health technology company Clair Health’s $11.6 million to SPRIND and Ida Tin’s €40 million ($45.7 million) grant challenge, Apple’s expansion into menopause tracking, to Oura’s growing women’s-health functionality. Is hormone data the next major consumer health infrastructure layer?

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New research reveals how hormone symptoms are affecting women’s work, confidence, promotions and career decisions

Hormone therapy is an treatment option for women going through menopause to manage symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. (Getty Images)

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September 16, 2026 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

What’s happening:The women’s hormone-testing company integrated with Oura, leveraging sleep, recovery, hormone, and symptom data for actionable insight

The findings came from an observational analysis of 20 years of health data and do not show that hormone therapy caused the reduction in cardiovascular risk