Could blocking a hormone be the key to menopausal bone health?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Women \>40 years and ≤65 at screening visit * A body mass index between 18-35 * Confirmed menopause * Method 1 * Spontaneous amenorrhea for ≥12 consecutive months * Negative urine hCG test * Method 2 * Spontaneous amenorrhea for ≥6 months * FSH \>30 mIU/L * Negative urine hCG test * Moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) * Within the 7 days prior to randomization, participants must report ≥ 14 moderate to severe VMS per week Exclusion Criteria: * Current or previous hormone replacement therapy (HRT) * Vaginal estradiol/vaginal inserts (e.g. Vagifem®) can be used, but will have to be pause 2 weeks prior to randomization and throughout the study period * Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) can be used by participants, but must be paused 6 weeks prior to inclusion. * Current or previous cancer diagnosis * Except for basal cell carcinoma * Known BRCA gene mutation * Current hyperthyroid disease * Osteoporosis * Major psychiatric diagnosis including ongoing medication e.g. selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) * Known prolonged QT or other known clinically significant abnormal ECG, including taking medication that can prolong QT interval (e.g. sotalol, dronedarone, amiodarone, methadone, and several antipsychotic drugs) * Previous myocardial infarction or heart failure * Previous thromboembolic event * The use of opioids, anticoagulating treatment or unwilling to pause fish oil/Omega-3 supplements 3 days prior visit 1 and 3 * Current alcohol or drug abuse * Hypertension treated with more than two drugs * Severe history of allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to drugs * Moderate to severe liver and kidney disease (eGFR \<60 mL/min) * Diagnosed with type 1 or 2 diabetes * Chronic diseases requiring immunomodulatory treatments such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and vasculitis etc. * Known uterine fibroids, Endometriosis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), otosclerosis, severe migraine or sleep apnea * Known Epilepsy or previous seizures or convulsive disorder