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Hot flashes and night sweats, treated at the source.

estradiol tablets · one a day · prescription only

For perimenopause and menopause. Estradiol tablets, prescription only: one tablet a day, prescribed when a licensed clinician confirms it fits your history. Hot flashes, night sweats and the dryness that follows them are what falling estrogen does; the Menopause Society calls hormone therapy the most effective treatment for them, and this is the hormone itself, not a workaround. 1 2 If you still have your uterus, estrogen needs a progestogen alongside it — your clinician decides that with you, and progesterone is prescribed here too.

Start the intake See plans on this page

About eight minutes. A licensed clinician reviews every answer — and can say no.

Care

a licensed clinician decides — and can say no

Dose

started low, moved only if you need it, reviewed at set intervals

Terms

the whole price and the renewal terms shown before you pay

About Estradiol

What estradiol does, and what to expect.

What it does

Estradiol is the main estrogen the ovaries make, and the one that falls away through perimenopause and menopause; the tablet replaces it. 1 2 Falling estrogen unsettles the body's thermostat — the hot flashes and the night sweats — and thins the tissues that depend on it, which is the dryness and the pain with sex. Restoring it treats those at their cause rather than around them: in the trials the guidelines rest on, estrogen cut the frequency and severity of flashes far more than placebo, treats the vaginal symptoms, and keeps bone from thinning for as long as it is taken — a benefit that rides along with treating the symptoms rather than a reason to prescribe it on its own. 1 2

How it's taken

One tablet, once a day, at about the same time. 1 Your clinician sets the dose low and the pattern to suit you: most women take it every day without a break; some are set a pattern with a short pause each month. 1 If you still have your uterus, a progestogen is prescribed alongside it, because estrogen on its own thickens the lining of the uterus. 1 2 Nothing about the dose changes without your clinician, and you're told before it does.

What to expect

The flashes and the night sweats are what estrogen treats most reliably, and the nights they were wrecking tend to settle with them. 2 How quickly that happens for you, and at what dose, varies — which is why the dose starts low and is reviewed at set intervals rather than guessed. 1 The first weeks can also bring breast tenderness, nausea, bloating, headache or some spotting — usually mild, usually passing. 1 What estradiol won't reliably do: it is not a treatment for depression, and it isn't prescribed for memory. 2

Every fact on this page carries a numbered source; the list is at the foot of the page.

How the dose is set

Started low, moved only when your symptoms say so.

There is no fixed schedule of increases here. The label's rule is the lowest dose that does the job, for as long as it is needed, reassessed at intervals; your clinician applies it to you, in this order. 1 2

01

Your history, read properly

Whether you still have your uterus. Whether you take any estrogen or progestogen now, and in what form. Where your periods are — regular, erratic, or stopped, and for how long. Any bleeding after menopause, or bleeding nobody has evaluated. Any history of breast or other estrogen-sensitive cancer, clots, stroke or heart attack, liver disease, migraine with aura, or a clotting disorder; whether you could be pregnant; your blood pressure; whether you smoke. Each answer changes what is safe to prescribe. 1 2

02

The starting dose

Low, deliberately. The tablet is taken once a day; if you still have your uterus, a progestogen is prescribed to sit alongside it. 1 2 Your clinician also weighs the route: through-the-skin estrogen has not been linked to clots in the observational studies and oral estrogen has, though the two have never been compared head to head in a trial — so a woman whose history argues for a patch is told so rather than sold a tablet. 2

03

The first weeks

Breast tenderness, nausea, bloating, headache and spotting are the effects most often reported early; most settle. 1 2 Bleeding you weren't expecting — any bleeding after menopause — is reported straight away and checked, never waited out. 1

04

Reviewed, on what matters

The dose is judged on your symptoms and your bleeding pattern, not on a hormone level — the label says to go by clinical response, and the Menopause Society says blood testing is rarely needed. 1 2 At set intervals your clinician reassesses whether the dose is right, and whether it is still needed; any change comes with notice before anything about your plan changes. 1

If estradiol isn't the right piece — because the safer route for you is a patch, because what you need is a progestogen first, or because you'd be better seen in person — your clinician says so. That's what the consult is for.

The other routes

What you may have tried, and why it stalls.

Most women arrive here having tried something first, or having been offered something else. Here is what each route can and can't do — plainly, without pretending the alternatives don't exist.

What you have tried

Why it stalls

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

What you have tried

Waiting it out

Why it stalls

Frequent hot flashes last more than seven years on average, and the broken sleep, the irritability and the dryness ride along with them. The years matter in another way too: the balance of benefit and risk is most favorable when hormone therapy starts early. 2

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

Treats the cause while the window is open — and an intake that says honestly if the window has passed for you, or if your history argues for a different route. 2

What you have tried

Supplements and "menopause" gummies

Why it stalls

Black cohosh, soy extracts, herbal blends and the rest: the Menopause Society reviewed the evidence and does not recommend supplements or herbal remedies for hot flashes. 4

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

The hormone the symptoms are actually missing, at a labeled strength, with a prescribing decision behind it. 1 2

What you have tried

Cooling sheets, fans, avoiding triggers, yoga

Why it stalls

Reasonable ways to live with flashes; none of them treats them, and the guidelines don't recommend them as treatment. 4

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

Fewer flashes to cool and fewer nights to sweat through — that is what the trials measured. 2

What you have tried

Non-hormone prescriptions

Why it stalls

Certain antidepressants, gabapentin and a newer non-hormone medicine do reduce flashes, and they are the right answer for women who can't take estrogen; they do less for the flashes than estrogen does, and nothing for the dryness or the bone. 2 4

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

The treatment the guidelines call the most effective for flashes and night sweats, and the one that also treats the vaginal symptoms and protects bone — where your history allows it, which is what the intake establishes. 2

What you have tried

Progesterone on its own

Why it stalls

Often offered first in perimenopause; it helps some women sleep, but it is not the treatment of choice for flashes — estrogen is. 2

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

Estradiol for the flashes; progesterone added alongside it when you still have a uterus, because protecting the lining is the job it does best. 1 2

What you have tried

Pellets, blends and "balancing" creams

Why it stalls

Several hormones in untested combinations or by untested routes. The Menopause Society lists the concerns — unreliable dosing, no label, no efficacy or safety data — and says preference alone shouldn't decide for them. 2

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

One hormone, at a labeled strength, by a route with decades of study behind it, prescribed for a reason your clinician can name. 1 2

What you have tried

A one-size online script

Why it stalls

Hormones by questionnaire, sometimes without a word about your uterus, your clots or your migraines — and sometimes with a monthly fee on top of the medicine.

What clinician-prescribed estradiol does

An intake built around what decides safety, a clinician who can say no, and the whole price on this page with nothing billed for being a patient here.

Not one of those routes asks whether you still have a uterus, or what your clotting history is. The intake here does — because that is what decides whether estrogen is safe for you, and whether it needs a progestogen beside it. 1 2

The right dose is the lowest one that does the job.

A principle of the house

How care works

Medicine, measured.

Results are personal, so treatment shouldn't be one-size. Here is the whole process, plainly.

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An intake worth reading

About eight minutes of real questions — why you're seeking estradiol, whether you still have your uterus, any hormones you take now, where your periods are, any unexplained bleeding, your history of cancer, clots, stroke, liver disease and migraine, your other conditions and medicines, any reaction you've had to an estrogen product, your symptoms, your blood pressure, whether you smoke. It is the basis of every decision that follows.

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A clinician decides

A licensed U.S. clinician reviews your answers and decides whether estradiol is appropriate for you, at what dose, and whether a progestogen goes alongside it. Sometimes the answer is no, or a different route — you'll hear it straight, and you'll hear why.

03

Filled and delivered

If prescribed, your tablets are filled by a licensed U.S. pharmacy — named on your label — and shipped in plain, unmarked packaging, shipping included.

04

Reviewed over time

Your care doesn't end at delivery. Tell your clinician how the first weeks go; the dose is reassessed at set intervals, and any change comes with notice before anything about your plan changes.

An intake form and a fountain pen beside a plain shipping box, in morning light

Plans & pricing

Straight terms, before you pay.

Each plan includes the clinician evaluation, the prescription if appropriate, the pharmacy fill, shipping and follow-up. No visit fee, no monthly fee for being a patient here, nothing billed on top — what you see here is what you're agreeing to.

Monthly supply

Estradiol Tablet

The same daily tablet on either plan — month by month to start, or three months at a time once you and your clinician have settled the dose.

$59 / per month

renews at $59 per month · cancel anytime

  • Estradiol tablets, one a day, prescription only
  • For hot flashes, night sweats and the vaginal dryness of menopause
  • Started low; the dose moves only on your clinician's call
  • Progesterone alongside when you still have a uterus — your clinician decides
  • Filled by a licensed U.S. pharmacy, named on your label
  • Plain, unmarked packaging, shipping included
  • The whole price shown — cancel from your account before your next billing date
3-month supply

Estradiol Tablet

The same daily tablet on either plan — month by month to start, or three months at a time once you and your clinician have settled the dose.

$149 / every 3 months

renews at $149 every 3 months · cancel anytime

  • Estradiol tablets, one a day, prescription only
  • For hot flashes, night sweats and the vaginal dryness of menopause
  • Started low; the dose moves only on your clinician's call
  • Progesterone alongside when you still have a uterus — your clinician decides
  • Filled by a licensed U.S. pharmacy, named on your label
  • Plain, unmarked packaging, shipping included
  • The whole price shown — cancel from your account before your next billing date

The price shown is the whole price. Two ways to pay: month by month, or three months at a time. Plans renew at the price and cadence shown until you cancel — from your account or by emailing support before your next billing date — and nothing further is charged or shipped after that. Your card is authorized at checkout and charged for medication only once a clinician prescribes; if the answer is no, the authorization is released and you're told why. If your clinician adds progesterone for your uterus, that is a separate prescription with its own plan, and its price is shown on its own page. HSA/FSA payment accepted on eligible plans.

Eligibility

See if it's appropriate. That's the consult.

Estradiol is prescribed to adult women in perimenopause or past menopause when a licensed clinician confirms it fits their history. The intake asks what a careful menopause clinician would ask.

You may qualify if

  • You're an adult woman aged eighteen or over with hot flashes, night sweats, or the vaginal dryness and discomfort of menopause [1] [2]
  • You're in perimenopause, past menopause, or in menopause early because of surgery or ovarian failure [1] [2]
  • You're under sixty, or within about ten years of your last period — where the Menopause Society finds the balance of benefit and risk most favorable [2]
  • You still have your uterus and understand estrogen then comes with a progestogen — your clinician decides that with you [1] [2]
  • You already take estrogen from another prescriber and want it continued under review, with the whole picture on the table
  • You can tell us the whole picture: your bleeding pattern, every hormone you take, your personal history, your blood pressure, whether you smoke
  • A clinician confirms it fits your health history and the medicines you take

May not be suitable if

  • You have vaginal bleeding after menopause, or unusual bleeding that hasn't been evaluated [1]
  • You have, have had, or are being investigated for breast cancer or another estrogen-sensitive cancer [1]
  • You have or have had a blood clot in a leg or lung, or a known clotting disorder [1] [2]
  • You have had a stroke or a heart attack [1]
  • You have active liver disease [1]
  • You are or may be pregnant [1] — and if you're breastfeeding, say so in the intake
  • You've had an allergic reaction to estradiol or another estrogen product [1]
  • You get migraine with aura, or your blood pressure is high and not controlled — not an automatic no, but it changes the route and the dose your clinician would consider, so say so [1]

This is not an exhaustive list — your clinician reviews your full history before any prescribing decision. If the safer route for you is a patch or a gel, or you'd be better seen in person, you'll be told that too.

Safety & honesty

What it feels like, what to watch for, and what we won't promise.

Estradiol has decades of use and a prescribing label that states its risks in full, boxed warning included. Here it is without the small print, so you know what the first weeks may feel like and when to stop.

Most reported, usually mild

  • Breast tenderness or swelling — common early, and usually settles as the dose beds in 1
  • Nausea or bloating — usually the first weeks 1
  • Headache — common; a headache that is sudden and severe is a different matter — see below 1
  • Spotting or breakthrough bleeding — can happen as the lining adjusts; report it, and any bleeding after menopause is checked rather than watched 1
  • Fluid retention, leg cramps, mood changes — reported; tell your clinician if they persist 1 2
  • Weight change, darker skin patches, hair changes — less often, and usually passing 1

Stop, and seek care straight away

  • Bleeding you weren't expecting — any bleeding after menopause, or bleeding that doesn't fit the pattern your clinician set, is checked — never waited out 1
  • Pain or swelling in a calf, chest pain, sudden breathlessness — a possible clot — treat it as an emergency 1
  • Sudden weakness or numbness, trouble speaking, a severe headache, fainting — a possible stroke — treat it as an emergency 1
  • Sudden loss of vision, double vision, or a new migraine — stop, and be examined before taking any more 1
  • A new breast lump — examined promptly 1
  • Yellowing of the skin or eyes, severe pain or swelling in the abdomen — the liver or the gallbladder — stop, and be seen 1

Not prescribed if

  • Undiagnosed abnormal vaginal bleeding 1
  • Known, suspected or past breast cancer, or another estrogen-sensitive cancer 1
  • An active blood clot, or a history of clots in the legs or lungs; a known clotting disorder 1 2
  • A stroke or heart attack, now or in the past 1
  • Liver disease 1
  • Known or suspected pregnancy 1
  • A previous allergic reaction to estradiol or another estrogen 1

Medicines that need care

  • A progestogen from any prescriber — not a conflict — the partner. Tell the intake the form and the pattern so the two are set together 1 2
  • St John's wort, and some seizure and tuberculosis medicines — speed up how the liver clears estrogen — the dose can stop working and bleeding can break through 1
  • Certain antibiotics and antifungals, some HIV medicines, grapefruit juice — slow the clearing — more estrogen in the blood, more side effects 1
  • Thyroid medication — estrogen raises the protein that carries thyroid hormone, so your thyroid dose may need adjusting — say so, and keep your thyroid checks 1
  • Blood thinners, and every other prescription — listed one by one, so nothing is missed 1

Monitoring

No hormone level decides your dose: the label says to judge estrogen by clinical response, and the Menopause Society says blood testing is rarely needed and spit or urine tests are unreliable. 1 2 The signals are your symptoms, your bleeding pattern and your blood pressure, reviewed at set intervals; the label asks for periodic reassessment of whether the dose — and the treatment — are still right. 1

What it is for, and what it isn't

The label's indications are hot flashes and night sweats, the vaginal and vulvar changes of menopause, low estrogen after surgery or ovarian failure, and prevention of bone loss after menopause — the last only when other options are unsuitable. 1 Estradiol is not a treatment for depression, isn't prescribed for memory, and isn't a contraceptive. 2 Using it for symptoms in perimenopause, while periods still come, is a clinician's judgment rather than a labeled use; your clinician tells you which reason you're being prescribed for. 1

If you stop

Nothing to taper for safety's sake, though flashes return for many women when estrogen goes, and the label suggests trying a lower dose or a pause at intervals to find out whether you still need it. 1 2 If you take a progestogen for your uterus, the two are stopped or changed together, with your clinician — and any bleeding after stopping is reported. 1

Results vary. No outcome is guaranteed — your clinician will discuss what's realistic for you.

The boxed warning on the reference label comes from the Women's Health Initiative: conjugated estrogens with a synthetic progestin, taken for years, raised the risks of clots, stroke, heart attack and invasive breast cancer, and of probable dementia in women over sixty-five; estrogen taken alone raised clots and stroke and did not raise breast cancer. 1 2 The FDA has since announced that it is removing the boxed-warning language on heart disease, breast cancer and probable dementia from estrogen products' labels, on the strength of the timing evidence — while keeping the warning that estrogen taken alone, with a uterus, raises the risk of endometrial cancer. 3 Labels are being rewritten product by product, so the leaflet in your box may still carry the older wording. 5 None of that changes the rule on this page: a clinician, not a form, decides whether it is right for you, and when. 2

What happens next

From the intake to the first tablet.

No waiting room, no counter. Here is the path, step by step, and what shows up at your door.

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Today: the intake

About eight minutes. Why you're seeking estradiol, whether you still have your uterus, any hormones you take now, where your periods are, any unexplained bleeding, your history of cancer, clots, stroke, liver disease and migraine, your other conditions and medicines, any reaction you've had to an estrogen product, your symptoms, your blood pressure, whether you smoke. Every question is there because it changes what is safe to prescribe.

02

A clinician reviews

A licensed U.S. clinician reads your answers and decides whether estradiol is appropriate for you, at what dose, and whether a progestogen goes alongside it. You'll hear by email either way — including if the answer is no, if a patch would be safer for you, or if you'd be better seen in person.

03

Filled by a licensed U.S. pharmacy

If prescribed, your prescription goes to a licensed U.S. pharmacy — the one that fills it is named on your label. Nothing is made or handled by us.

04

Delivered, unmarked

Your tablets arrive in plain packaging with nothing on the outside — no medication named, no clinic named. Shipping is included.

05

The first weeks, then the review

Take the tablet at about the same time each day. Tell your clinician how the first weeks go — the tenderness, any nausea, and above all any bleeding you weren't expecting. The dose is reassessed at set intervals, with notice before anything about your plan changes.

What arrives

Outside

An unmarked box. No medication or clinic named.

Inside

Your tablets in the pharmacy's own labeled container, with its leaflet.

On the label

The pharmacy that filled your prescription, your name, and how and when to take it.

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Questions, answered plainly

Questions about estradiol

Do I need progesterone with this?

If you still have your uterus, yes. Estrogen on its own thickens the lining of the uterus and raises the risk of endometrial cancer; the Menopause Society's position is that a woman with a uterus taking systemic estrogen should take adequate progestogen, and the label says the same. 1 2 Your clinician decides the form and the pattern, and progesterone is prescribed here — it has its own page, its own intake and its own price. If you've had a hysterectomy, you generally don't need it for that reason. 2

Pill or patch — isn't the patch safer?

For clots, the evidence favors the skin: through-the-skin estrogen has not been linked to clots in observational studies, and oral estrogen has, though the two have never been compared head to head in a trial. 2 For a healthy woman under sixty with no clotting history, the Menopause Society calls the added risks rare; for a woman whose history includes clots, a clotting disorder, migraine with aura or uncontrolled blood pressure, the route matters more — and the intake asks all of it. 1 2 We prescribe the tablet; if a patch is the right route for you, your clinician says so instead of prescribing around it.

How soon will the hot flashes ease?

Hot flashes and night sweats are what estrogen treats most reliably: in the trials, estrogen reduced how often they came and how hard they hit far more than placebo. 2 How fast that happens for you, and at what dose, varies — which is why the dose starts low and is reassessed at set intervals rather than guessed. 1 If it isn't working, tell your clinician; the answer may be a dose change or a different route, not more waiting.

I'm still getting periods. Is this for me?

Perimenopause is when the flashes, the night sweats and the wrecked sleep often begin, and estradiol can be prescribed then. 2 The label's own indications are written for menopause, so using it while periods still come is a clinician's judgment — common, and made from your cycle, your bleeding pattern and your history, which the intake asks. 1 Two honest limits: estradiol is not a contraceptive, and if your periods are still regular your clinician may weigh other approaches first.

Will I bleed?

Possibly, early: spotting or breakthrough bleeding can happen as the lining adjusts, and a cyclic pattern with a progestogen brings on a monthly bleed by design. 1 2 What is never waited out: bleeding after menopause, or bleeding that doesn't fit the pattern your clinician set. That is reported and checked — the boxed warning on estrogen taken alone and the lining of the uterus is the one warning nobody is removing. 1 3

Is it safe? The boxed warning worries me.

The warning is real, and so is what has happened to it. It came from the Women's Health Initiative, where conjugated estrogens with a synthetic progestin, taken for years, raised the risks of clots, stroke, heart attack and invasive breast cancer, and of probable dementia in women over sixty-five. 1 The Menopause Society's reading: for women under sixty, or within ten years of menopause, with no contraindications, the balance for treating bothersome symptoms is favorable and the added risks are rare; starting later, it is less so. 2 The FDA has since announced it is removing the heart-disease, breast-cancer and dementia language from estrogen labels, and keeping the endometrial warning for estrogen taken alone. 3 Timing, your history and periodic review are why a clinician decides. 2

What kind of estradiol is this?

Estradiol is the same estrogen your ovaries made before menopause, in a tablet, at a labeled strength — filled by a licensed U.S. pharmacy named on your label, with a prescribing decision behind it. 1 2 It is not a blend of several hormones, not a pellet, and not a cream sold as a cosmetic. 2

Can I take it with my other medicines?

List everything. St John's wort and some seizure and tuberculosis medicines can make estrogen clear faster, so the dose stops working; some antibiotics, antifungals and HIV medicines, and grapefruit juice, do the opposite. 1 If you take thyroid medication, estrogen can raise the dose you need. 1 Your clinician checks each one before prescribing.

Will it help my sleep, my mood, my joints?

When night sweats are what wake you, treating them is what gives the nights back — the Menopause Society ties broken sleep in menopause closely to them. 2 Beyond that the evidence is honest but mixed: some women in the trials reported less joint pain, and hormone therapy is not a treatment for depression — a history of depression is handled as its own condition. 2 Say what you're hoping for in the intake, and your clinician tells you straight what estradiol is likely to do for it.

Will anyone know?

The box is unmarked, with no medication or clinic named on it. Your information sits on a HIPAA-compliant platform and goes to the clinician who reviews your case and the pharmacy that fills your prescription — no one else.

What if I'm not approved?

Then you aren't charged for medication. Your card is authorized at checkout and charged only when a clinician prescribes; if the answer is no, the authorization is released and you're told why — including when the right next step is a patch, a progestogen first, or a specialist in person.

What if I want to stop, pause or change?

Cancel or change your plan from your account, or email support before your next billing date — no call needed; nothing further is charged or shipped after that. Stopping the tablet needs no taper for safety, though flashes return for many women when estrogen goes. 2 If you take a progestogen for your uterus, tell your clinician so the two are stopped together, and report any bleeding after stopping. 1

How does the telemedicine process work?

You complete an online intake, a licensed provider reviews your case, and if appropriate your treatment plan is prescribed and delivered directly to your door.

Do I need to visit a doctor in person?

No. All consultations, prescriptions, and follow-ups are handled 100% online through our secure telehealth platform.

Are the doctors licensed?

Yes. Every provider in our network is licensed and experienced in evaluating patients through compliant telemedicine workflows.

Is my personal information secure?

Your information is protected through secure systems and privacy-first processes designed to support HIPAA-aligned care delivery.

How is my medication delivered?

Approved medications are shipped discreetly to your home, with updates and follow-up support handled online for convenience.

Sources

What this page is based on.

5 sources showhide

Facts about what estradiol does, what it feels like and who shouldn't take it come from the prescribing information for estradiol tablets, the Menopause Society's position statements, and the FDA's own announcements on the labels. None of it promises what you will get.

  1. Prescribing information for estradiol tablets, USP — Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Rev. D, February 2024, as published on DailyMed: boxed warning; indications and usage; contraindications; warnings (cardiovascular disorders, malignant neoplasms, probable dementia, addition of a progestin when a woman has not had a hysterectomy, elevated blood pressure, visual abnormalities, hepatic impairment, hypothyroidism, exacerbation of other conditions including migraine); adverse reactions; drug interactions; laboratory tests; dosage and administration (lowest effective dose, periodic reevaluation); patient information (when to call a doctor). dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=c4936878-1643-4e7f-9b0d-e4957935aef2
  2. The 2022 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2022;29(7):767–794. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000002028 — hormone therapy as the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms and the genitourinary syndrome of menopause; prevention of bone loss; benefit–risk by age and time since menopause; progestogen requirement with an intact uterus; oral versus transdermal routes and venous thromboembolism; contraindications; duration of vasomotor symptoms and their return after stopping; sleep, joint and mood evidence; hormone testing; custom-made hormone preparations, pellets and troches; periodic reevaluation. menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/professional/nams-2022-hormone-therapy-position-statement.pdf
  3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, press announcement, November 10, 2025: HHS Advances Women's Health, Removes Misleading FDA Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy — removal of boxed-warning language on cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and probable dementia from estrogen-containing hormone therapy labels; retention of the boxed warning for endometrial cancer on systemic estrogen-alone products; the labeled recommendation to start systemic therapy within ten years of menopause onset or before sixty. fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/hhs-advances-womens-health-removes-misleading-fda-warnings-hormone-replacement-therapy
  4. The 2023 nonhormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2023;30(6):573–590. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000002200 — therapies recommended for vasomotor symptoms (cognitive-behavioral therapy, clinical hypnosis, certain antidepressants, gabapentin, fezolinetant, oxybutynin) and not recommended (supplements and herbal remedies, soy foods and extracts, cannabinoids, acupuncture, cooling techniques, avoiding triggers, exercise, yoga, dietary modification, among others); hormone therapy as the most effective treatment. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37252752/
  5. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, press announcement, February 12, 2026: FDA Approves Labeling Changes for Menopausal Hormone Therapy Products — the first batch of updated labels, with the remaining products to follow. fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-labeling-changes-menopausal-hormone-therapy-products

The right level. The right dose. For you.

Start the intake — a licensed clinician will take it from there.

Eligibility screening and a prescription are required for prescription treatments. Individual results vary and no specific outcome is guaranteed. A licensed clinician determines whether treatment is appropriate — treatment is not guaranteed.

Estradiol is a prescription medication, dispensed by a licensed U.S. pharmacy when prescribed; the pharmacy is named on your prescription label.