Controversy and confusion have shrouded hormone replacement therapy (HRT)—which involves using estrogen to help alleviate menopause symptoms—since a flawed 2002 study suggested it could up your risk ...

Delaying the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for at least five years after menopause appears to protect women from breast cancer. Data from a prospective study of more than one million ...

Dear Dr. Roach: What are your thoughts on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women? I’ve heard that the results that essentially stopped HRT for decades were flawed in their interpretation. Is this ...

Earlier this week, major menopause news broke: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed the black-box warning, the highest level of caution that can be applied to prescription drugs, from all ...

Dr. Roach: What are your thoughts on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women? I’ve heard that the results that essentially stopped HRT for decades were flawed in their interpretation. Is this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...