Dr. Jennine Varhola of The Oregon Clinic OBGYN East was recently featured in The Oregonian to talk about the estrogen patch shortage affecting women across Oregon.
The article looks at why so many patients are struggling to fill their prescriptions as demand outpaces production. Dr. Varhola shared why the estrogen patch is a popular hormone replacement therapy, and notes that requests for help finding a patch are coming in from patients nearly every day. She provided guidance for navigating the shortage, and encourages women struggling to fill a prescription to speak to their provider rather than stopping hormone therapy.