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Menopausal Hormone Labels Should Rely on Evidence, Not Opinion

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.1308

February 06, 2026 at 10:55 AM EST

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This Viewpoint from the DSMB of the Women’s Health Initiative studies discusses weighing the evidence of benefits and risks of various estrogen products following the FDA’s decision to remove most box warnings from hormone replacement therapy products.

Corresponding Author: Janet Wittes, PhD, Wittes LLC, 2324 California St NW, Washington, DC 20008 (janet@wittesllc.com).

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