For years, hormone therapy has been surrounded by confusion, fear, and headlines that have left many women questioning whether treatment is safe. If you've ever been told that hormone therapy causes cancer, that it's only for hot flashes, or that you should simply learn to live with the symptoms of menopause, you're not alone. Much of the fear surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) dates back to the early 2000s, when findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) st