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S4 Ep189: The FDA Removes the Black Box Label for Hormone Therapy


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In case you missed it, last week was quite the week in the menopause world. The FDA made a landmark decision to remove all black box warnings from estrogen products and to update the labels of individual products. I was in the room where it all happened and in this episode, I’m going to break it all down for you. But here’s the headline- this label change is overall, a good thing, a very good thing.

A transcript of this podcast, along with photos and graphics, can be found on DrStreicher.Substack.com

In this episode: 
  • A historical perspective of how the Black Box label came to be on all estrogen products
  • A review of the Women’s Health Initiative Study  (WHI) that lead to the specific warnings on the label. 
  • The fall out from the release of the WHI
  • The Problems with the Black Box label on estrogen products
  • Class Labeling
  • The difference between oral, transdermal and local vaginal estrogen. 
  • How the required black box label influenced the likelihood of physicians writing a prescription for estrogen, and the likelihood that women would use hormone therapy. 
  • Why I never stopped prescribing estrogen
  • Last week’s announcement from the FDA
  • If it is medically appropriate to remove the black box warning from local vaginal estrogen
  • If it is medically appropriate to remove the black box warning from systemic estrogen
  • The inaccurate messaging during the FDA press conference
  • The POLITICS  of WHY the FDA removed the Black Box warnings
  • Related Podcasts: 
    • Episode 124 All Hormones Are Not Created Equal with Dr. James Simon
    • Episode 164 Is Bioidentical Always Best?
    • Episode 181 The FDA Roundtable on Menopausal Hormone Therapy

    • Related Substack Articles

      • Top 20 Questions about Local Vaginal Estrogen
      • Is Bioidentical Always Best?
      • BLOOD CLOTS and ESTROGEN: The Facts
      • Crises at the FDA
      • Why RFK is a Scary Choice for HHS


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