Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
More than 20 years after the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study was published, its impact is still being felt by women today.
The study used the wrong hormone treatments, at the wrong doses and in the wrong group of women, yet it led to a dramatic decline in hormone treatment prescribing and left many healthcare professionals lacking the knowledge, confidence and experience to prescribe hormone treatments (HRT).
The consequence is that millions of women have gone and still go without being prescribed hormone treatments, often believing they simply have to endure their symptoms, despite hormone treatments being the first-line treatment for women to improve both symptoms and future health.
In this week’s podcast, @meckymcneil and I discuss how the legacy of the WHI study continues to wrongly negatively influence women’s healthcare, why it is so important to understand the evidence in context and why improving education for both healthcare professionals and women is essential if we are to prevent another generation from missing out on the hormone treatments they deserve.
Listen now via the link in my bio.
More than 20 years after the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study was published, its impact is still being felt by women today.
The study used the wrong hormone treatments, at the wrong doses and in the wrong group of women, yet it led to a dramatic decline in hormone treatment prescribing and left many healthcare professionals lacking the knowledge, confidence and experience to prescribe hormone treatments (HRT).
The consequence is that millions of women have gone and still go without being prescribed hormone treatments, often believing they simply have to endure their symptoms, despite hormone treatments being the first-line treatment for women to improve both symptoms and future health.
In this week’s podcast, @meckymcneil and I discuss how the legacy of the WHI study continues to wrongly negatively influence women’s healthcare, why it is so important to understand the evidence in context and why improving education for both healthcare professionals and women is essential if we are to prevent another generation from missing out on the hormone treatments they deserve.
Listen now via the link in my bio.
