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RFK Jr.: “For more than two decades, the American medical establishment turned its back on women. Millions of women were told to fear the very therapy that could have given them strength, peace, and dignity through one of life’s most difficult transitions—menopause. That ends today. The FDA is initiating the removal of broad black box warnings from hormone replacement therapy products for menopause. We’re challenging outdated thinking and recommitting to evidence-based medicine that empowers rather than restricts. When prescribed responsibly—and started early—hormone replacement therapy transforms the lives of women. It has been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality by as much as 50%, Alzheimer’s disease by 35%, bone fractures by 50–60%, as well as reducing cognitive decline and all-cause mortality. In other words, extending lives by as much as ten years. It helps women sleep better, think more clearly, and live fuller, longer, and healthier lives. In short, it restores balance—not just hormonally, but emotionally and physically. That’s why, in 1989, approximately 27% of postmenopausal women took hormone replacement therapy. But then, in 2002, a study called the Women’s Health Initiative found that women taking hormone replacement therapy may have an increased risk of breast cancer diagnosis—not mortality, but diagnosis. The study was not statistically significant, but it triggered a media frenzy that led to the FDA applying unscientific black box warnings to all hormone replacement therapy products in 2003. The label was designed to frighten women and to silence doctors. It warned of diseases and dangers that the data simply did not support. Bureaucrats at the FDA reacted out of fear, not gold-standard science. Instead of correcting the record, the medical establishment doubled down in groupthink. The consequences have been devastating. Since that decision, more than 50 million American women have been scared away from treatments that could have eased their suffering and extended their lives. Before the panic, one in four women used hormone replacement therapy. Today, it’s fewer than one in twenty. That’s not progress—that’s neglect. That’s malpractice. We can no longer accept a culture of fear that blocks innovation and keeps patients from proven therapies. But today, thanks to President Trump’s bold leadership and unwavering commitment to restoring trust in public health—and the courage of Commissioner Marty McCarry—the FDA is correcting that mistake. After a thorough, evidence-based review of decades of scientific data, expert panel analysis, and public testimony, the FDA is announcing today that it will remove the misleading black box warnings from all HRT products. For the first time in a generation, the FDA is standing with science and standing with women. The era of ignoring women’s health is over. The era of patronizing women is over. The FDA will follow the science, and America’s women will finally get the care, the respect, and the honesty they deserve. Today, we are restoring integrity to medicine, restoring faith in public health, and restoring balance to the lives of millions of women who have been ignored for too long. And that’s what it means to make America healthy again.”
