Everyone's talking about hormone therapy for menopause. Should I be on it?

For years, doctors advised against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking about how great it is. Is it really a wonder drug that women should all be on?

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3500x2800+0+0/resize/3500x2800!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F21%2F6c%2Fab0deef84a9387d9aeff6ffd188c%2Fnpr-7-menopause-fa-hi-res.jpg' alt='undefined'/><p>For years, doctors advised against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking about how great it is. Is it really a wonder drug that women should all be on?</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5922746' />