Women's health news

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Draft NICE approval for new fibroid treatment

16 May 2022, 10:17am

Around 4500 women in England and Wales will be eligible...

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HRT products limited to three-month supply

4 May 2022, 8:45am

The dispensing of three HRT products is temporarily...

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Concerns rise over HRT shortages

27 April 2022, 9:01am

The hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shortage crisis...

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Shortages of oestrogen-only HRT reported

28 March 2022, 1:21pm

'Exceptionally high demand' has resulted in shortages...

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HRT linked to reduction in all-cause mortality

17 November 2021, 11:35am

Results from a large retrospective study show that...

New reloadable single-handed levonorgestrel IUS available on NHS

3 November 2021, 12:24pm

Benilexa One Handed (levonorgestrel IUS) is indicated...

HRT prescription charges to be reduced

1 November 2021, 2:47pm

The cost of repeat HRT prescriptions will be cut in...

New oral treatment for uterine fibroids

4 October 2021, 4:35pm

Ryeqo (relugolix/estradiol/norethisterone) is indicated...

First body-identical combination HRT launched

22 September 2021, 8:43am

Bijuve is a combination of estradiol and progesterone,...

FemSeven Conti back in stock

18 January 2021, 11:11am

FemSeven Conti (estradiol/levonorgestrel) HRT patches...

Elleste HRT range back in stock

21 December 2020, 10:36am

The full range of Elleste HRT products is now back...

Lower HRT prescribing in deprived areas 'suggests large unmet need for menopause care'

1 October 2020, 3:25pm

HRT prescribing rates are 29% lower in GP practices...

Evorel HRT range now back in stock

15 June 2020, 4:26pm

Evorel Conti (estradiol/norethisterone) patches are...

New advice for contraceptive prescribers during COVID-19 pandemic

22 April 2020, 12:13pm

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH)...

Transdermal estradiol spray offers new treatment option for HRT

2 April 2020, 1:00pm

Lenzetto (estradiol) is the first transdermal spray...

Uterine fibroid drug suspended over liver injury concerns

19 March 2020, 11:39am

Healthcare professionals have been asked to stop prescribing...

HPV infections fall dramatically but researchers say vaccine efficacy is 'uncertain'

22 January 2020, 12:53pm

Cancer-causing HPV16 and 18 infections are now 'extremely...

HRT and antidepressant shortages prompt export ban and pharmacist scrip-switching

3 October 2019, 4:44pm

The government has banned exports of HRT products and...

Low-dose oestrogen pessary for vaginal menopause symptoms

23 September 2019, 2:14pm

Imvaggis (estriol) is a new treatment for vaginal symptoms...

Discuss new information on HRT breast cancer risk with women at next routine appointment, MHRA advises prescribers

4 September 2019, 11:02am

Prescribers have been advised to discuss the risk of...