Making the hormone replacement therapy decision

Katherine Shagoury

April 30, 2019
Do mid-life women need to be medicated for menopause, asked Joel Evans, MD, at the 2019 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City?  Some say yes, while others say the alterations of a woman’s basic hormonal physiology over decades for long-term disease prevention could be dangerous. In fact, a 2017 and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement published in the Journal of the American Medical Association recommended against the use of combined estrogen and progestin for the…

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About the Author:

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury is the editor of Integrative Practitioner. She brings a decade of experience creating and managing content for national healthcare audiences as a digital editor and professional journalist, including serving as managing editor for a popular medical billing and coding association and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and USA Today. A certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a certified group fitness instructor with the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, a certified barre instructor, and a TRX qualified trainer, her passion for and commitment to healthy living fuels her enthusiasm for supporting the integrative healthcare community.

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