The demand for medical patches that deliver steady doses of estrogen is soaring as women of a certain age seek relief from symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. Sales of estradiol patches have ...

Essential medication for the treatment of menopause symptoms is in short supply. Manufacturing issues, brand discontinuations and rising demand are all contributing to a shortage of estrogen patches, ...

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 ...

Which estrogen supplement is best? From hot flashes to mood swings to poor sleep, the symptoms of menopause can be debilitating. For years, doctors prescribed hormone replacement therapy to relieve ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 70-year-old woman who has suffered with vaginal dryness ever since I went through menopause. My doctor has prescribed a hormone cream, estradiol 0.01%. The side effects and ...

When it comes to getting older, there are certain things we take steps to prevent and others that we accept as unavoidable. Changes in estrogen levels, especially for women in perimenopause and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 70-year-old woman who has suffered with vaginal dryness ever since I went through menopause. My doctor has prescribed a hormone cream, estradiol 0.01%, to help with the symptoms.

DEAR DR ROACH: In a recent column, you wrote that hormone replacement therapy should be considered in elderly women to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) by stopping bacteria from getting into ...

Chronic gastrointestinal pain conditions, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), are well known to impact women more often than men. While some work has connected gastrointestinal pain with ...