Women Have Been Misled About Menopause

There's a treatment. Why aren't more women offered it?

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story February 3, 2023 Photograph by Marta Blue for The New York Times Menopausal symptoms are more varied, and can be more debilitating, than many people know. During the transition to menopause, women may experience sleeplessness, mood changes, depression, weight gain, joint pain, vaginal dryness and pain during sex. There has long been an effective, F.D.A.-approved treatment for several of these symptoms, known as menopausal hormone therapy, but because of fear and misinformation, too few women have a clear picture of its risks and benefits. In our cover story this week, Susan Dominus reports on hormone therapy and menopause, unpacking what the research really tells us. FEATURES What to Know About Menopause and Hormone Therapy There has long been an effective, F.D.A.-approved treatment for some menopausal symptoms, but too few women have a clear picture of its risks and benefits. By The New York Times She Took On Atlanta's Gangs. Now She May Be Coming for Trump. Fani Willis's aggressive tactics have sparked criticism — and won over voters. What do they tell us about how she might prosecute the former president? By Mark Binelli They Outlasted the Dinosaurs. Can They Survive Us? Sturgeon are disappearing from North American rivers where they thrived for millions of years. And the quest to save them is exposing the limits of the Endangered Species Act. By Andrew S. Lewis COLUMNS TALK You Don't Have to Be Complicit in Our Culture of Destruction Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of "Braiding Sweetgrass," argues for a new way of living. By David Marchese SCREENLAND The Unlikely New TikTok Influencers: Old-School Watch Dealers Their rapid-fire haggling in Manhattan's diamond district teases the fantasy of making a market, rather than just being subject to it. By Jasper Craven THE ETHICIST They Ran an Illegal Scam. Do We Let Our Child Go to Their Home? The magazine's Ethicist columnist on the boundaries one sets with wrongdoers and their children. By Kwame Anthony Appiah EAT Motorcycle Rides, Beach Breezes and the Shrimp I'll Never Forget Reader, I don't even remember his name. But I can still taste the buttery garlic shrimp we shared by the roadside — a modern classic in Hawaii if there ever was one. By Ligaya Mishan LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Why I Hunt for Sidewalk Fossils These oft-overlooked records invite us to imagine what has been and what might be. By Jessica Leigh Hester Judge John Hodgman on 'The Price Is Right' Strategies A family is divided on the controversial "dollaring" of an opponent. By John Hodgman Poem: Birthday Wonder needs no ornaments, only an invitation, and to have been born at all. By Ana Božičević and Anne Boyer Stay in touch: Like this email? Forward it to a friend and help us grow. Loved a story? Hated it? Write us a letter at magazine@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward this to you? Sign up here to get the magazine newsletter. Listen to narrated versions of our articles every week. Download Audm for iPhone or Android. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The New York Times Magazine from The New York Times. To stop receiving The New York Times Magazine, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018