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

Estrogen patches, one of the most common forms of hormone therapy for women, are becoming harder to find, and some ...

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 ...

There are other options for hormone therapy.

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.

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.

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 ...

The latest wave of an ongoing shortage of estrogen patches has some Alberta women scrambling to find new menopause treatments.

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

With rising demand for hormone therapy for menopause, some women are scrambling to fill prescriptions by switching brands or dosages. Emily Padgett said she's on her third brand. - Emily Padgett Emily ...

Increased demand for estrogen patches, particularly twice weekly doses, are in short supply nationally, causing delays for patients in Greater Boston.

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 ...