Saturday 31 October 2026 20:24 GMT

Doctors stressed the importance of hormone therapies, which many women are considering again after the removal of federal safety warnings (AP Photo/File)

The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists released its first updated clinical guidance for managing menopause symptoms in 12 years, encouraging women to actively seek medical treatment for hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disruption.

The updated recommendations reaffirm hormone therapy as the most effective first-line treatment for moderate to severe symptoms when initiated by women under age 60 or within 10 years of menopause onset.

Renewed interest in hormone treatments follows the decision by the Food and Drug Administration to remove severe boxed safety warnings from more than 20 estrogen and progestin products.

Although increased demand led to localized reports of women struggling to obtain certain estrogen patches, federal officials reported that manufacturers have doubled production and there is…