Hot flashes, insomnia and irritability are some of the most common menopausal symptoms. Traditionally, these and other side effects were managed with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). But over the ...

Many patients ask me to prescribe compounded hormones, which they believe are safer. Some bring in saliva test results, and complicated charts and graphs with a suggested prescription attached. How ...

The absorption and bioavailability of bioidentical compounded hormones are unknown. Clinical pharmacokinetic research is not required prior to marketing of bioidentical compounded hormones. In the ...

The FDA no longer requires a safety warning on hormone-replacement therapies, at a time when more attention is being paid to ...

Some postmenopausal women may seek out bioidentical hormones, otherwise known as natural hormone therapy, to ease symptoms of menopause or simply help them feel more youthful. Bioidenticals have been ...

The benefits of hormone therapy for the treatment of menopause symptoms outweigh the risks. That's the conclusion of a new studypublished in the medical journal JAMA. "Among women below the age of 60, ...

After a decade of rancorous debate over the risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy, experts from more than a dozen top medical organizations worldwide have finally come to something ...

A new Mayo Clinic study finds nearly three-quarters of women ages 45 to 60 surveyed experience menopause symptoms that ...

While some women sail through menopause with few bothersome symptoms, many spend years suffering or maybe just not feeling ...