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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House of Representatives subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine had their second interim hearing Monday where they focused on issues regarding hormone health and menopause. The subcommittee was established in August to extend discussion of women’s health concerns beyond childbearing years into midlife. 

From memes to magazine covers, menopause is finally having its moment. Celebrities are openly owning their brain fog and night sweats. Social influencer Melani Sanders’ “We Do Not Care Club” became a viral declaration of unapologetic power.1 Oprah Winfrey’s TV special brought the midlife transformation to prime time

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…