{"title":"Removal of boxed warning for menopausal hormone therapy: What nurses need to know.","authors":"Michelle Dang","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000411","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>In November 2025, the Food and Drug Administration removed the boxed warning from menopausal hormone therapy products, marking a significant shift in how clinicians and patients understand the risk-benefit profile of these widely used medications. This change reflects 20 years of evolving evidence since the Women's Health Initiative study and has important implications for nursing practice. This article reviews the evidence behind this regulatory change, clarifies current indications and contraindications for hormone therapy, and provides practical guidance for nurses counseling patients about menopause management options.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 10","pages":"34-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000411","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/9/21 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Abstract: In November 2025, the Food and Drug Administration removed the boxed warning from menopausal hormone therapy products, marking a significant shift in how clinicians and patients understand the risk-benefit profile of these widely used medications. This change reflects 20 years of evolving evidence since the Women's Health Initiative study and has important implications for nursing practice. This article reviews the evidence behind this regulatory change, clarifies current indications and contraindications for hormone therapy, and provides practical guidance for nurses counseling patients about menopause management options.
期刊介绍:
Nursing2020 (ISSN 0360-4039; online ISSN 1538-8689) published its first issue in November 1971, under founders Gene W. Jackson and Daniel Cheney. In the intervening years, its circulation has grown to over 150,000, making it one of the largest nursing journals in the world. Published monthly, Nursing2020 is widely regarded as offering current, practical contents to its readers, and has won many editorial awards testifying to the quality of its copy and graphics. The editorial and clinical staff, a 19-member Editorial Board of distinguished clinicians and practitioners, and over 100 invited reviewers help ensure the quality of this publication.