# I pit the New York Times, specifically their science reporting **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 11, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-york-times-specifically-their-science-reporting/1024777 "2025-11-11T16:04:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-york-times-specifically-their-science-reporting/1024777/9 "2025-11-13T11:13:33Z")
Well, the reaction here on the dope seems to have been, “shit, we can’t use these” > [@No more HRT! NOW what'll I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-hrt-now-whatll-i-do/120458): > > I’m 45, and if things go normally, menopause should kick in in 5-10 years. Hey, no problem! I’ll just take hormone replacements! BZZZT! Not now. Although the recently published results of a large HRT study were in reference to long-term HRT, I’ve read quotes from doctors stating that short-term HRT should be still safe. Well, isn’t that fine and dandy! So - How do they know that? It sounds to me that short-term HRT just delays the onset of menopausal symptoms for a couple of years. Wha… HRT plunged when that study first ended and the warning was created. Even though the dangers for women who start taking it around the onset of menopause are generally modest. (And generally offset by benefits.) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-york-times-specifically-their-science-reporting/1024777)._