This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Estrogen gel vs. patch — which is the better HRT option for you? If menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings are ...

Menopause occurs when people assigned female at birth stop having menstrual periods and can no longer get pregnant. During the years leading up to menopause, known as perimenopause, the ovaries start ...

Estrogen, progesterone, FSH, inhibin, and TSH are among the main hormones menopause affects. Hormone therapies and other natural strategies may help balance your levels. Menopause occurs when your ...

FDA menopause hormone therapy: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that it will remove the strictest “black box” warnings from hormone therapies used to manage menopause symptoms ...

Menopause has long been a hush-hush topic, something on the periphery of our minds that no one really wants to talk about. (Except maybe in hushed whispers with your best friend while fanning yourself ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help relieve menopause symptoms. Some potential risks include blood clots or an increased risk of certain cancers, but doctors will explain these risks before ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With rising demand for hormone therapy for menopause, some women are scrambling to fill prescriptions by switching brands or ...

Estrogen patches, one of the most common forms of hormone therapy for women, are becoming harder to find, and some manufacturers say a recent action by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert ...

Nowadays, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is one of the most recommended treatments for perimenopause and menopause symptoms. However, it’s not without ramifications, and headaches, nausea, ...

Female patients may benefit from estrogen therapy to treat menopausal symptoms that could interfere with their quality of life. Although the issue of weight is inconclusive, it’s still a good idea to ...

Women are at much greater risk of dementia than men—as many as two thirds of people in the US with Alzheimer’s disease are women—and likely for a mix of reasons that experts are still parsing out. One ...