During perimenopause, a decline in your body’s estrogen levels can lead to symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal dryness, decreased libido and more. While hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ...

A session at the recent Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health annual conference focused on vulvovaginal changes that occur during menopause, the effects of atrophic vaginitis on postmenopausal women, ...

Applying estrogen cream to the face sounds like a shocking internet dare, yet it has quietly become one of the most talked-about skincare trends online. Women are sharing stories of smoother skin, ...

NEWTON, Mass., Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest study released by The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) confirms the safety and efficacy of vaginal estrogen for treating ...

Many doctors agree with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to remove the black box warnings on at least some forms of hormone therapy used to treat the symptoms of menopause. But in ...

The female hormone estrogen may protect against urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women by improving two of the body's defense mechanisms, a new study found. The researchers looked at the ...

Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, can be given as estrogen only, progesterone only or estrogen plus progesterone to combat symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, chills, night sweats, sleep ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: As I seem to be highly prone to urinary tract infections, I’ve been using vaginal Estrace for decades. I’m 82 years old. I’ve developed serious gastroesophageal reflux disease, and ...