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FDA reverses a decades-old warning re: menopause

The FDA announced yesterday that it had reversed a 2003 decision to put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women. The warning will be removed from products like a patch or pill where the hormones are absorbed throughout the body, as well as localized therapies like a topical cream or ring.

Many physicians, as well as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

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