Fair Oaks Women's Health

06/29/2026

I tell hormone therapy patients that we have to play "pharmacy roulette" until the patch shortage is over. Might be a year before supply catches up with demand. Note that bio-identical estradiol is also available as a topical daily gel and oral tablet if you cannot find any patches. as a last resort we can order a compounded topical estradiol cream.

Estrogen patches are in short supply as demand for menopause treatments skyrockets, and it could take at least a year for manufacturers to catch up.

04/20/2026

The TRUE reason estrogen patches are hard to find!

, menopausal women across the U.S. have been unable to fill prescriptions for the estradiol patch, a long-established and safe hormone treatment. The news media has whipped up a frenzy over this scarcity, warning of a long-lasting nationwide shortage. The problem is real — but the explanations in ...

09/05/2025

The hand gesture that saved a teenager shows how TikTok can help victims escape

The gesture was created by an organization as the pandemic left many isolated in their homes.

08/11/2025

REPOSTING THIS...

I don’t like to make enemies, but caring for women and breast cancer prevention IS MY LANE, and I simply had to speak up and speak out on this one. Medical MISINFORMATION is always bad, but when a credible articulate physician with a large platform spreads medical misinformation the potential for ...

04/16/2025

Last spring, actor Halle Berry made headlines when she boldly shouted, “I’m in menopause!” outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., challenging the silence that has long surrounded this inevitable life stage for women.

Her declaration is a part of a broader cultural shift, where women are beginning to push back against the stigma and shame that has historically defined menopause. As these conversations gain momentum, they reveal just how little we understand this phase of life, which begins for approximately 6,000 women each day, or 1.3 million women annually in the U.S.

Last spring, actor Halle Berry made headlines when she boldly shouted, “I’m in menopause!” outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., challenging the

03/31/2025

After addressing topics like weight loss and artificial intelligence with in-depth conversations over the past year, Oprah Winfrey is now tackling the inevitable phase of life every woman will face: menopause.

The primetime television event, "An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution," will air TONIGHT, MONDAY, MARCH 31 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC

See what's coming your way on ABC tonight..

12/02/2024

Hormone Therapy for Menopause is severely UNDER-utilized.

The research has been around for decades: when it comes to the relief of symptoms related to menopause and perimenopause, hormone therapy has proven to be an...

08/07/2024

Dietary supplements can help people improve or maintain their overall health, but they may also come with health risks. Before deciding whether to take a sup...

08/06/2024

And liver injuries tied to herbal and dietary supplements are on the rise, data show