Colene Arnold, MD Gynecology & Associates

07/25/2026

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT...XXOO

Many of you have heard about and have been impacted by the nationwide shortage of ESTRADIOL PATCHES for hormone replacement therapy. It's creating so much extra work for you at home and for us in the offices, in fact, several hours just on this issue each and every day. All doses of the patch are impacted at this point.

Below are some tips to navigating the shortage as we have no idea when it will catch up to current standards.

1. If your personal pharmacy is out of your dose and frequency patch you can do several things. Call other pharmacies within a reasonable distance to see if they have your patch in stock, if they do ask your pharmacy to transfer the prescription. If they decline then reach out to us asap.
2. Ask if any pharmacy has your dose and an alternative frequency either twice weekly or once weekly in stock and same as above.
3. Check w/ your mail order company, many have had success with this.
4. IF no patches are available there is a gel that you apply daily that we can prescribe, as close to your patch dose as possible, keeping in mind that absorption is different.
5. No luck yet, you can have your specific prescription made into a compounded cream by a compounding pharmacist. Not covered by your insurance but in a pinch it will do.
6. Last ditch effort, if no patches/gel/cream are to be had, we can temporarily transition you to an oral pill form. This is not preferred because the oral estradiol is metabolized in your liver increasing clotting factors putting you at risk for blood clots, stroke, heart attack.

Good luck, we finally have the correct data/information at hand regarding how beneficial HRT is and now we can't access it!

06/27/2026

Just some photos of us celebrating all of our June Birthday women at a local treasure, Bedrock Gardens. So glad the rain held off and we appreciated the tour led by volunteer Andrea! Can’t wait to go back to enjoy some upcoming events!

06/26/2026

We will be closing the office at noon today to celebrate all of our June Birthday’s! Happy Birthday Kim, Jenni, Alli, Olivia, Cindi!!!! And last but surely not least LYSSA!

06/09/2026

The receptionist is in should you need us!

06/06/2026

Some of you may know that I’ve adopted 2 nonridden rescue horses from Hidden Pond Rescue in Brentwood, one of those amazing organizations who take in the horses no one else wants or finds useful any longer. Most often they come with baggage that takes time to unpack.

We created a little sanctuary for Commissioned N aka Mandy Sue and Auspicious Hanover aka Aussie in my back yard and they are receiving and giving love 10 times over.

My next journey is to become certified in Equine Therapy, and along with Mandy Sue and Aussie by my side, we will be bringing Equine Therapy Services to our patients at Colene Arnold, MD Gynecology & Associates. We are certain they have a few lessons to teach all of us. 🐎💕

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One of the biggest surprises horses have given me is this:

The less interested I became in controlling them, the more interested I became in understanding them.

And those turned out to be very different journeys.

Control is mostly about outcomes.

Will the horse do what I want?

Will they go where I ask?

Will they stop, stand, load, move, perform?

Understanding asks different questions.

What matters to this horse?

What brings them joy?

What worries them?

Who are their friends?

What do they notice that I don't?

How do they experience the world?

For a long time, I thought the purpose of relationship was to gain influence.

Now I wonder if the purpose of relationship is to gain perspective.

Because every horse lives in a reality I can never fully access.

They hear things I don't hear.

Smell things I don't smell.

Notice details I walk right past.

Experience life through a nervous system, body, and history that are entirely their own.

And yet, if I pay attention, they offer me little glimpses into that world.

A hesitation.

A preference.

A curiosity.

A concern.

A playful idea.

A quiet no.

A joyful yes.

Tiny windows into a life that is not mine.

Perhaps that is one reason horses are such extraordinary teachers.

Not because they show us how to control another being.

But because they invite us to become curious about a reality beyond our own.

And in a world where everyone seems certain they already understand everything...

curiosity might be one of the deepest forms of love.

05/06/2026

New England Nets, custom made landing nets from our beautiful forests of New Hampshire. We thank Scott and Joey for this beautiful feature in our lobby! Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are right around the corner. Can’t go wrong with one of these even if you don’t fish!

03/25/2026

Lovely place to work if you’re looking!

We are HIRING! We are looking for someone to work in the shop with us! Some tasks would be: waiting on clients, wrapping bouquets, answering the phone, etc. Days needed are Mondays and Tuesdays and Fridays and Saturdays from 9:30-5. Send resumé/inquiries to [email protected]