Menopausal hormone therapy: is there cause for concern?

Although three-quarters of women experience menopausal symptoms, a subset of more than a third of women have moderate to severe symptoms that are frequently debilitating. Hallmark symptoms include hot flushes and night sweats that persist for about 40% of women into their 60s, disturbed sleep, anxiety and low mood, and vulvovaginal atrophy. 1 Davis SR Lambrinoudaki I Lumsden MA et al. Menopause. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2015; 1: 15004 Crossref...