"Isn't that bad for you?" Hanner asked the nurse practitioner.
"Well, yeah, that was the story, but new evidence has come to light, and quality of life benefits outweigh the risks."
Medical professionals at the festival emphasized that despite over 1 million American women entering menopause annually, the condition remains understudied and neglected in standard western medical education.
"When I went through medical school in the early-, mid-2000s, I think I spent one hour learning about perimenopause, menopause care," Kennedy said on Saturday.
"One hour for a condition – not a condition, a time of life – that half the world will experience."
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Planned Parenthood clinics have implemented expanded training for clinicians on various HRT delivery methods, mirroring recent regulatory changes like the FDA's decision to rescind its 2003 restrictive guidance on hormone medications.
