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 ...

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.

With the removal of FDA warning labels, hormone therapy to treat symptoms of menopause has grown in popularity.

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

Women in central Ohio are experiencing difficulty finding estrogen patches due to a surge in demand caused by the FDA removing the black box warning on certain forms of estrogen, resulting in a ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest The type of hormone therapy may affect memory performance after menopause, new research suggests. Alfian Widiantono/Getty Images Menopause — the end of a woman’s reproductive years ...