A recent study demonstrated that the ingestion of 2 mg of estradiol facilitates the extinction of a fear response but also ...

Estrogen and progesterone combined in OCs act in a synergistic manner in the gonadotropin axis. They decrease the secretion of hypophysial-luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone by ...

Breast cancer risks can escalate due to hormonal variances at different life stages. Persistent hormonal imbalances, early menstruation, late menopaus ...

Some studies say menopause hormone therapy increases the risk of dementia, while others say it reduces it. Here’s how to make sense of the conflicting results.

Chemical messengers called hormones are found all across the human body. They are in charge of both physical and mental ...

Women with preexisting heart disease may have more-advanced tumors at the time of diagnosis, a new study shows.

Menopause results from the body decreasing production of two hormones made by the ovaries: estrogen and progesterone. These hormonal changes are associated with a wide range of symptoms ...

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women globally. It starts when cells in the breast grow abnormally, ...

Premarin is the synthetic form of estrogen, while Provera is the synthetic version of progesterone. Though synthetic drugs used to be the preferred therapy, they’ve become less popular in recent ...