A decades-old warning rooted in flawed research kept millions of women from life-changing treatment, officials say.

For more than 20 years, hormone therapy for menopause has carried a warning label from the Food and Drug Administration ...

For more than two decades, many American women entering menopause were told that hormone replacement therapy was dangerous -- a belief rooted in early interpretations of the Women’s Health Initiative ...

Researchers with the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) are adding yet another chapter to the continuing (and confusing) story of hormone therapy (HT) taken during and after menopause. In the latest ...

A new study suggests that a common menopause treatment may influence how effectively certain weight-loss medications work.

Estrogen patches, one of the most common forms of hormone therapy for women, are becoming harder to find, and some manufacturers say a recent action by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert ...

Several contemporary formulations of hormone therapy administered during the menopausal transition carry some degree of cardiovascular risk, Swedish registry data affirm. Most consistent was an ...

Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights different research projects and topics being explored at Penn State. The following originally appeared on The Conversation. Menopause can have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risks were particularly high in women who received both systemic and local hormone therapies. Future studies ...

Hormone therapy–oral and transdermal–remains the most effective treatment for such bothersome menopause symptoms as hot flashes and is generally considered safe for most patients. A new study shows ...

While the treatment is primarily used for symptoms associated with menopause in women, it has also had its fair share of ...

Women who start early menopausal hormone therapy after menopause have a lower risk for osteoporosis over a 5-year period, ...