“This 12-week study shows that fezolinetant is the first nonhormone treatment for hot flashes that has efficacy that is similar to hormone therapy,” Nanette Santoro, MD, the Professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, told Healio. “It also appears that it helps with sleep. This is very good news for menopausal women who cannot or do not want to take hormones to treat this common menopausal symptom.”