A surge in demand for hormone replacement therapy has caused a shortage in estrogen patches. Many women who are unable to get ...

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

There are other options for hormone therapy.

Women who can’t get the menopause hormone therapy they need after years of shortages are cutting patches in half, leaving ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A nationwide shortage of estrogen patches used for hormone replacement therapy has prompted many women to look for alternatives for treating symptoms of menopause.

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 ...