Menopause hormone therapy has evolved through decades of research, offering relief from symptoms like hot flashes, sleep ...

Healthcare professionals typically start a person on the lowest dose of progesterone in hormone replacement therapy (HRT). They then monitor and increase the dosage as required. HRT can help manage ...

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, ...

The study in the journal Menopause looked at health insurance claims of more than 50,000 women. Those who used estrogen patches were one-third less likely to develop blood clots in the legs or lungs.

Postmenopausal women who opt for hormone therapy should go on it for as short a period and as low a dose as possible, according to recommendations from the North American Menopause Society. The ...

The FDA said it will remove most "black box" safety warnings from hormone drugs used to treat menopause symptoms. Newer research shows these medications are safer than previously believed, especially ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An ultra-low dose of 10 micrograms of estradiol significantly improves vaginal tissue, pH balance, and urogenital symptoms in postmenopausal women with vaginal atrophy, new ...

Low-dose megestrol enhances hormone therapy for ER-positive breast cancer, reducing tumor proliferation and improving ...

When obstetrician JoAnn Pinkerton spoke on a Food and Drug Administration panel recently, she didn't mince words. "Please stop harming women," she said. Pinkerton argues that the FDA's black box ...