URMC / Obstetrics & Gynecology / UR Medicine Menopause and Women's Health / menoPAUSE Blog / February 2022

I am on a twice-weekly estradiol patch along with oral progesterone nightly. My friend says that estrogen is dangerous in menopause. What can I say to my friend?

Your Menopause Question: I am on a twice-weekly estradiol patch along with oral progesterone nightly. My friend says that estrogen is dangerous in menopause. What can I say to my friend?

James Woods, M.D.
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Editor-in-chief, periFACTS® OB/GYN Academy
UR Medicine Menopause and Women's Health

Welcome to menoPAUSE, a Blog designed to address important advances in our understanding of the biology and management of menopause.

The term “menopause” often generates a great deal of misunderstanding and frustration among those women who enter that chapter of their lives.