HRT shortage: 'Safe alternatives' may be offered in Northern Ireland
It is in response to concerns regarding the shortage of some hormone replacement therapy products. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Menopause symptoms: What to expect while going through the natural transition
AT SOME point in their lives, around half of the UK's population will go through an intense and symptomatically as well as symbolically difficult time, the menopause. The way the menopause has been discussed has changed dramatically amid the continuing hormone replacement therapy shortage. Express.co.uk has been speaking to menopause Experts CEO Dee Murray about changing the menopause conversation. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sajid Javid takes action to solve shortage of high demand for HRT medication
SUPPLIERS have increased their stocks of Hormone Replacement Therapy drugs in a bid to ensure it is "available for everyone who needs it". Demand for HRT is greater than ever, with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society reporting prescriptions for the medication leapt from 238,000 in January 2017 to almost 538,000 in December 2021. Hormone therapy is most often used to treat common menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Estrogen Treatment Linked to Reduced COVID Mortality Estrogen Treatment Linked to Reduced COVID Mortality
Women who went on hormone replacement therapy with estrogen within 6 months of catching COVID-19 had a reduced risk of dying, a new study says.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 19, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Estrogen Protective Against COVID Death; New NAFLD Guidance; At-Home HbA1c Testing
This study supports the theory that estrogen may offer some protection... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 18, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
HRT products could be shipped to UK from Europe next week
Regulator expected to consent to import of hormone replacement pills and patches from FranceExtra supplies of hormone replacement therapy products could be shipped to the UK from France and Poland as soon as next week, a major manufacturer has said after crisis meetings were held to addressthe nationwide shortage.Tina Backhouse, the general UK manager at Theramex, which makes about a dozen HRT drugs, including Bijuva pills and Femseven patches, said the company needed special permission to bring in products from France that were not licensed in the UK. Theramex ’s products are mainly made in Germany, and some are only li...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 13, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Julia Kollewe Tags: Menopause Pharmaceuticals industry Women's health Drugs Business Life and style Science Society UK news & wellbeing Source Type: news
HRT products could be sent to UK from mainland Europe next week
Regulator expected to consent to import of hormone replacement pills and patches from FranceExtra supplies of hormone replacement therapy products could be shipped to the UK from France and Poland as soon as next week, a major manufacturer has said after crisis meetings were held to addressthe nationwide shortage.Tina Backhouse, the general UK manager at Theramex, which makes about a dozen HRT drugs, including Bijuva pills and Femseven patches, said the company needed special permission to bring in products from France that were not licensed in the UK. Theramex ’s products are mainly made in Germany, and some are only li...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 13, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Julia Kollewe Tags: Menopause Pharmaceuticals industry Women's health Drugs Business Life and style Science Society UK news & wellbeing Source Type: news
Hormonal changes during menopause may cause cholesterol to rise, study finds
About 10% of the rise of bad cholesterol women experience during menopause is caused by shifts in sex hormones, meaning hormone replacement therapy could help, a study published Thursday found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HRT: Urinary tract infections and arthritis flares on rise due to shortage - doctor claims
AROUND the UK thousands of women are waiting for the shortages of hormone replacement therapy to be fixed and hoping that day is soon. HRT plays a crucial role in alleviating the symptoms of menopause, a symbolically and symptomatically difficult time for women. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urinary tract infections rampant as HRT supplies are curtailed
About a million women take hormone replacement therapy in patches, pills or gel form to replace the hormone oestrogen, which is lost during menopause. Now there is a shortage of these vital supplies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ruth Langsford health: Star on how menopause has 'changed' her - 'my boobs are bigger'
RUTH LANGSFORD is swapping the Loose Women studio for the kitchen as she appears on James Martin's Saturday Morning today . Most recently when seen on telly, Langsford has been open and honest about her experience with menopause, a hot topic due to the ongoing shortage of hormone replacement therapy . In the past the star has given advice to women going through menopause due to her own experiences of weight gain, hair thinning and severe mood swings. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why is the UK suffering HRT shortages? – podcast
From hot flushes and flooding to memory problems and depression, for many the menopause can be both distressing and debilitating. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can alleviate some of these symptoms by boosting levels of hormones that wane as women get older. But the UK is experiencing an acute shortage of certain HRT products, leaving some without the medication they need.Madeleine Finlay hears from Guardian reader Sara about the impact of HRT shortages on her life, and speaks to science reporter Nicola Davis about why demand isn ’t being met and what’s being done to fix the problemContinue reading... (Source: Guard...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 5, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Nicola Davis, produced by George Cooper, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, and the executive producers were Isabelle Roughol and Max Sanderson Tags: Science Health Menopause Source Type: news
Scottish medicines body to reassess menopause drug amid HRT shortage
Davina McCall documentary highlights benefits and postcode lottery of previously rejected utrogestanA sought-after hormone replacement therapy is being reassessed for use in Scotland after the TV presenter and menopause campaigner Davina McCall revealed a postcode lottery in its prescription across the UK.Amid anongoing supply crisis of HRT products, McCall spoke to specialists about the benefits of utrogestan, a “body identical” micronised progesterone, which is derived from plants, in her Channel 4 documentary Sex, Mind and Menopause, broadcast on Monday.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 4, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent Tags: Menopause Women Society Davina McCall Drugs UK news Scotland Television & radio Culture Science Health Source Type: news
Sajid Javid 'knew HRT shortage was coming last October but ignored the warnings'
The London-based firm Theramex, which makes hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gels, said it warned the Department of Health about the impending crisis seven months ago. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dementia: Hormone replacement therapy may reduce Alzheimer's risk by 80 percent – Dr Amir
DOCTOR AMIR KHAN referenced Davina McCall's follow-up to the documentary, Sex, Myths and the Menopause, when talking about the potential benefits of taking hormone replacement therapy . (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
