Women are finally demanding hormone therapy to treat menopause. Unfortunately, the system is not quite meeting the moment.

There are other options for hormone therapy.

An increasing number of women who use estrogen patches to help deal with perimenopause and menopause symptoms have been scrambling to access their transdermal drug amid a nationwide shortage of the ...

As more women seek hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, the shortage of estrogen patches increases, forcing them to look for ...

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 ...

With the removal of FDA warning labels, hormone therapy to treat symptoms of menopause has grown in popularity. Now some patients are reporting delays in filling prescriptions for estrogen patches.

I first realized there was a problem with the estrogen patch supply when my phone started lighting up — not with patient portal messages, but with texts from friends. They all followed the same ...

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 ...

A surge in demand for hormone replacement therapy has caused a shortage in estrogen patches. Many women who are unable to get the patches are being forced to turn to other options to find relief.

(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 ...