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Estradiol Patch Shortage: How to Contact Manufacturers and Demand More. Information in description.
18 October 2026
Estradiol patch prescriptions went from about 594,000 in June 2024 to 1.6 million in May 2026 (HealthVerity, reported by CBS News). The FDA says supply nearly doubled in a year. This demand has room to run: hormone therapy use fell from 26.9 percent of postmenopausal women in 1999 to 4.7 percent in 2020 (JAMA Health Forum, 2024), the boxed warning behind that collapse is gone, and six states now require insurers to cover menopause treatment. Manufacturers: build for that. Women deserve a supply chain that plans for them. If you can’t fill your patch, tel… Video by YouTube channel.