A mid-stage study reveals that transdermal estradiol patches may match traditional androgen deprivation therapy in treating prostate cancer with fewer side effects. This approach boosts bone density ...

When prostate cancer patients need therapy to reduce male hormone levels, delivering some of the treatment via a patch on the ...

I figured I’d skip it. For a long time it looked as though my plan would work: I was in the latter half of my fifties before ...

Preliminary results from a randomized, phase II trial have shown that the transdermal estrogen patch Fem7 ® (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) can suppress testosterone to castrate levels in men ...

Estradiol 0.05mg/day, 0.1mg/day; ext-rel transdermal film. Initially one 0.05mg/day patch twice per week applied to trunk (avoid breasts, waistline). May be given continuously if patient does not ...

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"We are looking at what we can do to ensure that people can get the best patches for their personal situations," Pharmac says ...

There are many types of estrogen therapy in many different forms -- pills, patches, suppositories, and more. The best type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) depends on your health, your ...

Women were randomly assigned to receive two placebo patches, one placebo patch and ... These findings indicate that concurrent exogenous estrogen is not required to ensure the efficacy of ...

during the screening period were randomised to receive either oral CEE 0.3 mg/day or an estradiol patch delivering 0.025 mg/day for 12 weeks. Patients were assessed after three 28-day cycles.