The Great Menopause Grift

The Oxford English Dictionary has added the word fearmongering, describing the act of spreading fear among the public. This concept is exemplified in the marketing of menopause treatments, where influencers and physician-educators with financial ties to pharmaceutical companies promote hormone therapy, despite potential health risks. The US FDA's removal of a 20-year-old black box warning on hormone replacement therapy has also been criticized as a marketing move.