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Hormone Drugs Make $6.3 Billion Comeback After FDA Nixes Safety Warnings
Women are racing to get the once-vilified treatments, which help relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.
Lea Didion didn’t realize the night sweats she began experiencing in her 40s might be a sign of perimenopause.
Her doctor clued her in and suggested she consider hormone replacement therapy, a once-vilified treatment that has come roaring back to help relieve hot flashes, vaginal dryness and other symptoms women start to experience in mid-life.