As menopause wars rage, social media skirmishes erupt over new approaches to hormone therapy – and Sydney is about to be a flashpoint
by Anne Davies from Science | The Guardian on (#6VF2H)
The So Hot Right Now conference will put the spotlight on dosages advocated by three headline speakers whose claims are disputed by other experts
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A menopause and hormone treatment conference in Sydney in March has ignited a passionate debate among medical doctors and researchers about women's empowerment, social media advice, big business and even how doctors communicate with their patients.
The So Hot Right Now conference, being held on 1 and 2 March in Sydney, has become a flashpoint over the science of menopause hormone therapy, or MHT - formerly known as hormone replacement therapy - just as it has in the UK and the US.
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