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After over 20 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is removing the black box warning on hormone replacement therapies (HRT) prescribed to treat symptoms associated with menopause. The black box warning on HRTs, the strongest warning on prescription medications, was based on a 2002 study linking the medications to breast cancer. However, the…

Hormone-related symptoms are widely recognized in clinical literature as a common experience among women of reproductive age, particularly in relation to premenstrual syndrome. Research in the National Library of Medicine highlights symptoms such as fatigue, mood changes, and physical discomfort as frequently occurring in the days leading up to menstruation, with the potential to interfere…