Allison Aubrey is a Washington-based correspondent for NPR News, where her stories can be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She has reported extensively on the coronavirus pandemic ...

Pharmac is having to temporarily ration some forms of hormone replacement therapy due to global supply issues.

The female body runs on a well-balanced combination of hormones. Estrogen regulates the menstrual cycle and ovulation. Meanwhile, progesterone prepares the body for a potential pregnancy by thickening ...

There’s a growing shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs. For many, those prescription patches, pills and creams have ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help relieve menopause symptoms. Some potential risks include blood clots or an increased risk of certain cancers, but doctors will explain these risks before ...

The decision to remove my ovaries put me into early menopause, which was an intense experience that included sleepless nights ...

For decades, breast cancer survivors going through menopause have been told that hormone therapy is off-limits—full stop. But new analyses and a 2025 expert consensus paper suggest that there may be ...

Estrogen patches, one of the most popular menopause treatments, have been in short supply this year. Now the FDA is working ...