Most estrogen patch side effects (like bloating, nausea, and breast tenderness) are mild, temporary, and improve as the body adjusts. Less common side effects may affect comfort or quality of life but ...

US health authorities on Thursday began a reassessment of the risks surrounding Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), a treatment used by menopausal women around the world but long clouded by fear over ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 40s due to endometriosis. I am now 68 and have been on 0.1-mg patches of estradiol since. Should I ask my gynecologist to do a hormone study, ...

Each year about 25 million women around the world experience menopause. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment sometimes prescribed to people going through menopause, which has some ...

It’s great that everyone’s now talking about menopause, says GP and hormones expert Dr Louise Newson, but let’s empower women to navigate hormonal shifts through every decade of their lives ...

In women with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches is not associated with a higher risk of blood clots or stroke. However, an increased cardiovascular risk was ...