Millions of women are left out of menopause’s moment
Women who can’t take hormone therapy because of breast cancer or other diseases are frustrated.
From The Times
June 25, 2026

Cybele Maylone, 46, has been hearing nonstop about hormone therapy for menopause. The hot flashes waning. Brain fog lifting. Sleep returning. To Maylone, it sounds like a miracle drug.

Cybele Malonewears glasses, a black tank top and forest green pants as she kneels on a patch of grass with trees seen in the distance behind her.

Jillian Freyer for The New York Times

But for her and millions of other women, it is not an option. →

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