In July 2002, obstetrician-gynecologist JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, had just settled into her afternoon routine seeing patients at ...

Oral testosterone must be methylated as part of hormone therapy for women with reduced sexual desire, and may have negative metabolic effects compared with transdermal bioidentical testosterone.

She started on a transdermal estrogen patch and oral progesterone. Within two weeks, I felt calmer and more in control," she shares. However, she emphasizes the importance of ongoing therapy ...

Because transdermal estrogen seems not to affect cortisol levels, there appears no need to discontinue therapy in the weeks before assessing the HPA axis, which is the procedure currently used for ...

transdermal estradiol caused mild discomfort in 63% of the patients and modest discomfort in the remaining 37%. [26] The distress was worst in the first 6 months of therapy; thereafter ...

HRT may be safe for people with lupus in certain instances. One 2022 review involving 16 studies found that HRT can help ...

Vitamin patches offer an intriguing alternative to traditional supplements but their effectiveness remains uncertain Read ...

Estradiol 0.05mg/day, 0.1mg/day; ext-rel transdermal film. Initially one 0.05mg/day patch twice per week applied to trunk (avoid breasts, waistline). May be given continuously if patient does not ...

The use of short-term hormone therapy for menopause is not associated with long-term cognitive impact after 10 years.

An increased risk of gallbladder disease has previously been shown in postmenopausal women using hormone replacement therapy ... gallbladder disease than transdermal therapy.