Missouri patients don’t know who to trust when it comes to menopause hormone therapy

By: Bonyen Lee-Gilmore

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 2,829

Last Updated: 2 days, 2 hours ago

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Sloane Heller woke up one summer morning in her suburban Kansas City home in 2023 with a loud internal alarm.

“I didn’t feel like I’m in my own body,” Heller said.

Across the state in St. Louis, mother of two Niya Foster was experiencing something similar: sudden shifts in her mood, her menstrual cycle and her mental health.

“I felt crazy,” Foster said.

At the time, neither woman had a name for …

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