Women affected by hormone supply problems: "This is not a whim, it is a vital necessity"
Four women tell their experience looking for drugs that are already indispensable for them in menopause, osteoporosis or gender transition
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Four women tell their experience looking for drugs that are already indispensable for them in menopause, osteoporosis or gender transition
A review published in 'Science' places the estradiol transdermal as the best option, but these formulations are almost missing from Spanish pharmacies
The lack of the Lenzetto drug has led to a chain crisis that has left thousands of menopausal and trans women without hormone supply. One possibility on the table is to prioritize patients
Gynecologists are divided in the light of the proposal to give preference to women who already follow hormone therapy, while the Medicines Agency asks for caution with the masterful formulas that Catalonia prepares
The president of the agency, Cristina Hernández, refers complaints about discrimination in access to hormonal therapy to the Agency of Medicine and the General Directorate of Pharmacy
The unsupply of drugs for hormone therapy leaves thousands of women without their chronic treatment
The hair changes over time, influenced among others by hormonal variations. Permenopause or menopause are moments of alterations not only due to potential loss, but also due to the miniaturization of capillary follicles
The Medicines Agency claims that several companies refused to include their treatments in public funding. The scientific societies meet with the regulator this Friday
While society continues to associate food disorders with adolescence, professionals warn of an underdiagnosis phenomenon in women above medium age