DEAR DR. ROACH: What are your thoughts on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women? I’ve heard that the results that essentially stopped HRT for decades were flawed in their interpretation. Is this correct? If so, are there new recommendations for women to start HRT?

I am a 63-year-old female in excellent health and am trying to research the topic before my next doctor’s appointment in a couple of months. I am also concerned that my own doctor may not have the appropriate training to prescribe HRT, as I’ve heard there is a whole generation of doctors who have not been trained in prescribing hormones.

— B.H.

ANSWER: I wouldn’t say the studies (primarily the Women’s Health Initiative but several others) were flawed so much; their interpretation needs to include the age of subjects in t

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