Manufacturers and pharmacies are buckling under demand for estradiol patches used to treat symptoms of menopause and ...
Menopause clinics across the U.S. are hearing from women who are having trouble filling prescriptions for estrogen patches, a ...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has always been a flashpoint in women's health, but the latest debate isn't happening in journals or clinics-it's unfolding on stage. At a SXSW panel on menopause ...
A supply issue is leaving many women scrambling to get their estrogen patches each month, adding to the anxiety they already ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 40s due to endometriosis. I am now 68 and have been on 0.1-mg patches of estradiol since. Should I ask my gynecologist to do a hormone study, ...
Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, can be given as estrogen only, progesterone only or estrogen plus progesterone to combat symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, chills, night sweats, sleep ...
Twirla (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol) is prescribed to help prevent pregnancy. The drug comes as a patch that sticks to your skin. You apply a new patch every 7 days for 3 weeks in a row. The ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 40s due to endometriosis. I am now 68 and have been on 0.1-mg patches of estradiol since. Should I ask my gynecologist to do a hormone study, ...
(CNN) — People who use estrogen-only pills during menopause were more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure than those using patches or creams, a new study found. However, doctors who treat ...