The FDA is facing mounting pressure to declare an estrogen patch shortage as some medical providers say production isn't ...

AAM highlights essential role generics manufacturers play in supplying estrogen patches; notes the complexity of its ...

Doctors say increased demand has made some estrogen patch brands harder to find.

I just read an article that scared the heck out of me. I have never suffered from hot flashes or other menopausal issues, so I was reluctant to try an estrogen cream that my doctor prescribed when I ...

A computational study finds that bisphenol PH, a BPA substitute, binds estrogen receptor alpha more strongly than estradiol ...

Years after warnings that estrogen therapy could lead to increased cancer risk, a new study has found that it in addition to alleviating hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, it carries little ...

In November, the FDA removed the black box labeling from estrogen-based HRT and the market pounced. “Trying to find estrogen patches right now is like a high-stakes scavenger hunt that nobody ...

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 ...

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 ...

Estrogens are naturally occurring steroidal hormones responsible for female reproductive system development and maintenance. They are of two basic characters chemically – steroidal and non-steroidal.

Until about 20 years ago, physicians routinely prescribed the hormones estrogen and progestin for women after menopause, when levels of both of these hormones decline. This seemed like a logical ...