Hormone Therapy Articles

Vaginal estrogen treats dryness, painful sex and urinary symptoms after menopause at a low local dose. How the cream, tablet and ring compare, and what the safety evidence shows.

Progesterone creams vary in dose and absorption, and trials on hot flashes disagree. If you use estrogen, a store-bought cream cannot be relied on to protect the uterus.

A persistent seven-day difference between cycles is the recognized marker that the transition has begun. How heavy and how long periods really get, why cramps worsen, and when bleeding needs assessment.

There is no fixed limit in current guidance. What replaces the number is a documented reason, shared decision-making and periodic review, and knowing what actually happens if you stop.

Nausea, constipation and unpredictable bowels are common in perimenopause and rarely connected back to hormones. What the research actually shows, and the symptoms that need a clinician rather than an explanation.

Hormone therapy is billed as five separate components, and the monthly fee most clinics advertise covers your care rather than your prescription. What each part costs, who bills it, and what insurance…

ADHD does not start in menopause, but midlife can unmask it and make stimulant medication less reliable. What changes, why it is missed, and what helps.

PMDD in perimenopause often gets harder before it ends. Why normal hormone labs are the expected result, how PMDD is really diagnosed, and what treatment works.

Menopause urinary incontinence is common, but systemic HRT can make leaks worse. What the evidence shows about the causes, pelvic floor therapy and estrogen.