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• SAD REALITIES: There are many ways to promote a narrative about hormone therapy that is not yet demonstrated by a body of scientific evidence. One is to promote studies that support your view, while discrediting those that don’t. This is called cherry-picking, and people who do it don’t understand how research works. Another is to suggest that the guiding societies are behind or ignoring data if they aren’t issuing statements supporting your beliefs. In menopause these kinds of suggestions are made because so many people want to promote HRT for absolute prevention of dementia and cardiovascular disease. British endocrinologist Dr Annice Mukherjee’s Instagram caption on this and other things to watch out for in research including errors and manipulation – “even RCTs can be misleading”, she writes – is a succinct and essential must-read that absolutely nails it and will help you cut through much of the ‘I believe in science’ simpletons out there. Nothing is…