There's new guidance on menopause symptoms like hot flashes. What women need to know
The update cites hormone therapy as first-line treatment for moderate to severe symptoms and also outlines nonhormonal medicines and other options.
- For the first time in a dozen years, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists updated its menopause guidance on October 31, 2026, addressing hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disruption.
- After more than 22 years of government warnings discouraging hormone therapy, the Food and Drug Administration removed boxed labels from more than 20 hormone products last year, reviving patient interest.
- ACOG recommends hormone therapy as the first line of treatment for moderate to severe symptoms, advising doctors and patients to jointly weigh benefits and risks based on age and medical history.
- Doctors also noted non-hormonal options including exercise, clinical hypnosis, and cognitive behavioral therapy help manage symptoms when hormonal medications are not appropriate for certain patients.
- Federal officials said the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ensure adequate supply as experts confirm "these symptoms should be treated" and deserve clinical attention.
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There's new guidance on menopause symptoms like hot flashes. What women need to know.
For the first time in a dozen years, a leading OB-GYN group has updated its guidance on managing hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes and other disruptive symptoms that ofte
There’s new guidance on menopause symptoms like hot flashes. What women need to know
For the first time in a dozen years, a leading OB-GYN group has updated its guidance on managing hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes and other disruptive symptoms that often come with menopause.
There’s new guidance on menopause symptoms like hot flashes. What women need to know – WTOP News
For the first time in a dozen years, a leading OB-GYN group has updated its guidance on managing hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes and other disruptive symptoms that often come with menopause. Doctors stressed the importance of hormone therapies, which many women are considering again after the removal of federal safety warnings. On Friday,...
There's new guidance on menopause symptoms like hot flashes. What women need to know
For the first time in a dozen years, a leading OB-GYN group has updated its guidance on managing hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes and other disruptive symptoms that often come along with menopause
For the first time in 12 years, one of the most important medical organizations in the US representing obstetricians-gynecologists has updated its
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