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Is It OK to Wear an Estrogen Patch… Forever?

Gen X doctors who have busted down the stigma around menopause are now challenging conventional wisdom when it comes to ...
Miami Herald

My skin sags and has more wrinkles after menopause. Should I use an estrogen cream?

Estrogen creams have been touted as a solution to skin aging due to menopause for decades— but estrogen patches may be better for you. Ridofranz Getty Images/iStockphoto Menopause brings with it a ...
Reuters

Estrogen patch shows promise for prostate cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A patch that delivers estrogen through the skin may prove useful in treating advanced cases of prostate cancer, preliminary research suggests. In a study of 13 prostate ...
Altoona Mirror

Risks low from estrogen patch

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, ...
Reuters

Lowest-dose estrogen patch relieves hot flashes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The lowest dose of estrogen available in a patch -- 0.014 milligrams per day -- is effective for easing menopausal hot flashes, a study show. This dosage has been shown to ...
The Telegraph

Low-dose estrogen patch shouldn’t raise risk of complications

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, ...
WRAL

Oral estrogen-only use riskier than patch or vaginal cream for menopausal women, study says

(CNN) — People who use estrogen-only pills during menopause were more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure than those using patches or creams, a new study found. However, doctors who treat ...
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I’d Be Lost Without My Estrogen Patch

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