When actress Halle Berry delivered her resounding speech at Capitol Hill a few months ago, she echoed the sentiment of millions of women.
The 58-year-old Oscar winner proudly shouted, “I’m in menopause” as she urged the advancement of menopause care. Her rallying call supported legislation pushing for $275 million dedicated to research and education on menopause.
If the bill is passed, the federal government will spend the funds on clinical trials and hormone therapy. The potential boost to menopause research comes a few decades after hormone replacement therapy (HRT) fell out of favor, says The Conversation.
In recent times, scientific studies have underscored the benefits of the therapy in treating menopause. Below, we’ll discuss how HRT is evolving for the better.