Hormone Replacement Therapy

A new study links earlier menopause age to faster cognitive decline and earlier Alzheimer diagnosis.

The FDA office of Women's Health and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and hosting a public workshop with a focus on testosterone use in menopausal women.

Bruce Dorr, MD, FACOG, URPS, FMCP-M, weighs his own experience with pellet therapy against guideline evidence, then he and Maria Uloko, MD, close with candid advice for clinicians too afraid of hormones to start prescribing.

Bruce Dorr, MD, FACOG, URPS, FMCP-M, and Maria Uloko, MD, walk through real-world dosing, cost workarounds, and the labs that actually matter for safety and efficacy.

Bruce Dorr, MD, FACOG, URPS, FMCP-M, and Maria Uloko, MD, reframe testosterone candidacy around clinical presentation and hormone state, not age cutoffs or a single number on a chart.

Before prescribing testosterone, know what the evidence actually proves. Maria Uloko, MD, draws a sharp line between the one population the data supports and the much wider group of women asking about it.

"Although availability of certain products or brands may vary by pharmacy or location, estradiol transdermal patches remain available," stated the federal agency in an update.

A recap of the top stories from August 2026 in women's health.