Health characteristics of women beginning postmenopausal hormone therapy: have they changed since the publication of the Women's Health Initiative?
After 2002, HT tended to be prescribed for more severe hot flushes, but almost one third of prescriptions were still written for reasons not linked to hot flushes. Doctors seem to be following recommendations to not use HT as a first-line treatment of osteoporosis.
All these findings are based on empirical observations; laboratory screenings are needed to check the effectiveness of these plants.