Peter Attia· MD
The consensus answer, I believe, is still no. I believe the consensus answer is HRT is not considered standard of care for post-menopausal bone loss.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
The consensus answer, I believe, is still no. I believe the consensus answer is HRT is not considered standard of care for post-menopausal bone loss.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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For symptomatic perimenopausal women under 60, hormone replacement therapy reduces all-cause mortality.
The breast-cancer risk attributed to HRT in the original WHI trial was overstated and the timing window matters most.