Doctors have been urged to reconsider prescribing new patients crucial hormone replacement therapy amid a severe shortage ...

A Canadian and German study of the records of 75,000 patients between 1987 and 2006 found patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry a lower risk of stroke than oral HRT therapy. The risk ...

The patch costs £39.95 for a month's supply, or £15 for a week's trial pack and is available via mail order. Call 0871 871 8192 to order. What is it? A form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT ...

A dire shortage of more than 12 different HRT medications has prompted the Therapeutic Goods Administration to advise doctors ...

One GP with a special interest in menopause now expects it could take up to three months before the scheme is properly ...

Women who currently use the funded Estradot patch to treat perimenopause symptoms may find out late next month whether they ...

During perimenopause, a decline in your body’s estrogen levels can lead to symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal ...

Doctors have been urged to reconsider prescribing new patients crucial hormone replacement therapy amid a severe shortage, which is leaving some women in a "constant state" of anxiety.

Oral HRT is still used in women at low risk of thrombosis, but it is now far more common for women to use transdermal oestrogen in the form of patches or gels, which has no increased risk of blood ...

The patches help alleviate perimenopause and menopause symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, body aches and anxiety. The global shortage of HRT patches has prompted the TGA to advise doctors ...