Alexis Dunne always plans how to best treat her patients’ perimenopause and menopause symptoms. The Chicago-area physician wants to ensure that the hormone replacement therapy she prescribes helps ...

Nine in 10 women aren't confident they can fill their estrogen patch prescriptions, according to a new survey. Here what they're doing about it.

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Estrogen gel vs. patch — which is the better HRT option for you? If menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings are ...

The Food and Drug Administration removed the black box warning from hormone replacement therapies late last year, and recently, the most insured type, the estrogen patch, has been in short supply amid ...

Estrogen gel vs. patch — which is the better HRT option for you? If menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings are impacting your life, you don’t have to power through. Hormone ...

Supplies of some HRT patches may not return to normal until at least the end of the year. So what can patients do if they're impacted by shortages?

Since 2023, estrogen patch use has increased 184%, while use of vaginal creams rose 122%. Demand in the U.S. for menopause hormone therapy plummeted in the early 2000s, after a large-scale study ...

Dolly Santiago of Niskayuna spent years resisting her doctor’s recommendation to try estrogen patches to treat menopause.

If you’ve been struggling to fill your estrogen patch prescription, you’re not alone. Here’s what to know and what to do next. Getty Images Estrogen patches are making national headlines, and if ...

(CNN) — Emily Padgett has spent months trying to get her hands on estrogen patches, bouncing between pharmacies, transferring prescriptions and switching brands three times. For a couple of anxious ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Estrogen gels and patches are both effective HRT options for easing menopause symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings. Gels offer flexible ...