Has Medical Dogma About Hormone Therapy Finally Been Overturned?
Has the Medical Community’s Fear of Hormone Therapy Been Overblown?
Yes, according to mounting evidence that challenges two decades of hormone therapy avoidance. The original Women’s Health Initiative findings, which created widespread fear of hormone therapy, are now being reinterpreted in light of newer data showing that the risks were overstated and the benefits underappreciated, particularly for younger women starting therapy during the menopausal transition.
Dr. Kumar’s Take
This represents one of the most significant reversals in modern medicine. For over 20 years, millions of women have suffered needlessly with menopausal symptoms because the medical community misinterpreted and overreacted to the WHI data. The “medical dogma” that hormone therapy was dangerous has been based on studies of older women using outdated formulations. When we look at younger, healthier women using modern bioidentical hormones, the risk-benefit equation looks completely different.