RFK Jr touts historic administration move to drop black box warnings from hormone therapies

RFK Jr hailed the end of ‘20-year war on women’ as he said that removing black box warnings on hormone therapy would expand access for millions
UPDATED DEC 3, 2025
Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr credited President Donald Trump for backing the removal of hormone therapy warnings at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, December 2 (Screengrab/The White House/ YouTube)
Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr credited President Donald Trump for backing the removal of hormone therapy warnings at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, December 2 (Screengrab/The White House/ YouTube)


WASHINGTON, DC: Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, spoke about the changes made to hormone therapy under the Trump administration during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, December 2. 

RFK Jr claimed that the HHS ended a “20-year war on women” by removing black box warnings from hormone replacement therapy.

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RFK Jr discussed removing black box warnings from estrogen-related products during the Cabinet Meeting (Getty Images)

RFK Jr shares benefits of hormone replacement therapy 

During Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, the Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr, claimed that the “medical cartel” had been telling women that hormone replacement therapy was “dangerous” during menopause. However, science revealed otherwise.

RFK Jr claimed that the use of hormone replacement therapy decreased the risk of fatal heart attack by “25%, cardiac diseases by 50%, Alzheimer’s by 35%, and bone fractures by 50% to 60%.”

“It improves appetite, it improves sleep, it improves energy, it improves happiness,” the HHS secretary added. 

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 13: Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to attendees during a campaign rally at Brazos Hall on May 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Kennedy and his running mate Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley millionaire, rallied with supporters as they continue campaigning across the country for presidency ahead of the November 5, 2024 general election. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks to attendees during a campaign rally at Brazos Hall on May 13, 2024, in Austin, Texas (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

RFK Jr claimed that there were “tens of millions” of women in America who had been “deprived” of it because of “scientific malpractice by the medical cartel.”

He stated that they were remedying that and that it would now be available to every woman who wanted it during “one of the most difficult transitions” of their lives. 

RFK Jr credited Donald Trump for the success and said that it wouldn’t have happened without his support. 

He further said that the president was the only person who believed in it. He also added that they had made deals with five major pharmaceutical companies and were in talks with 12 more.

He claimed that by the time the current term of office was over, America would have the lowest medicine prices out of all the developed nations in the world. 

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals by 30% to 80% during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump announced his plan to lower drug prices would tie their cost to drug prices paid in foreign nations. Trump was joined by Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mehmet Oz, Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump signs an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals by 30% to 80% during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Marty Makary says estrogen therapy is now safer

On November 10, FDA commissioner Marty Makary announced that hormone therapies for menopause would no longer carry a black box warning about risks such as breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke.

Makary said that such warnings were based on “outdated science,” which discouraged women from taking hormone therapy even though it could help treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, difficulty sleeping, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and more.

“We are going to stop the fear machine steering women away from this life-changing, even lifesaving, treatment,” Makary said.

He added that the FDA was taking action to remove these warnings from estrogen-related products, basing it on a “robust review of the latest scientific evidence.”

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