For more than 20 years, hormone therapy for menopause has carried a warning label from the Food and Drug Administration ...

In my years as a gynaecologist, one truth stands clear. Hormonal health is built daily, not prescribed instantly.

Estrogen patches, one of the most common forms of hormone therapy for women, are becoming harder to find, and some manufacturers say a recent action by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert ...

It’s a sign of just how much attitudes about the patches, and about menopause, have changed. After a report in 2002 suggested that hormone therapy increased the risks of breast cancer and ...

Increased demand for estrogen patches, particularly twice weekly doses, are in short supply nationally, causing delays for patients in Greater Boston.

There are other options for hormone therapy.

For many women in the United States who encounter drenching night sweats, sudden hot flashes, debilitating exhaustion and other menopausal symptoms, small estradiol patches worn on the skin have ...

As more women seek hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, the shortage of estrogen patches increases, forcing them to look for ...

In this population-based analysis, researchers aimed to assess whether menopausal hormone therapy increases the risk of all-cause mortality.

It's got everything I need for my energy, hormones, immunity, skin and very important in my job, focus. There is literally no ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Key Takeaways Estrogen gels and patches are both effective HRT options for easing menopause symptoms like hot ...

Women who can’t get the menopause hormone therapy they need after years of shortages are cutting patches in half, leaving ...