There are other options for hormone therapy.

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 ...

Rising interest in hormone therapy for premenopause and menopause symptoms has led to estrogen patch shortages. Experts share strategies to try to find this medication or stretch out what you have.

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Key takeaways: Most estrogen patch side effects (like bloating, nausea, and breast tenderness) are mild, temporary, and improve as the body ...

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 ...

The shortage follows a recent FDA decision to remove “black box warnings” from hormone therapy labels, including estrogen therapies, indicating that the benefits outweigh the risks. More women are now ...

Transdermal estradiol patches — the same ones used to curb menopause symptoms in women — are an effective alternative to luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone agonists to lower PSA levels in men with ...

Menopause clinics across the U.S. are hearing from women who are having trouble filling prescriptions for estrogen patches, a common hormone replacement therapy. “There’s just more demand for these ...

Women in central Ohio are experiencing difficulty finding estrogen patches due to a surge in demand caused by the FDA removing the black box warning on certain forms of estrogen, resulting in a ...