Women with PCOS produce higher-than-normal levels of androgens, which can lead to irregular or absent menstrual periods and excessive hair growth on the face and body.

Federal judges rule that President Donald Trump can't direct the government to stop funding grotesque transgender "medicine." ...

C. Everett Koop, the Surgeon General under President Ronald Reagan, was a controversial figure from the moment of his ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, ...

The findings could lead to genetic tests that predict the likelihood of disease recurrence in breast cancer patients and ...

Lawmakers in some states where abortion is already banned are seeking to explicitly bar abortion pills or take a step that ...

Topical hormone therapy. This is an estrogen cream, insert, or gel you put in your vagina to help with dryness. Nonhormone medications. The depression drug paroxetine (Brisdelle, Paxil ...

The sex hormones estrogen and progesterone control the menstrual cycle. Estrogen and progesterone levels dip at the start of your period. When your period ends, estrogen levels start increasing again.

The new model examined how three cell types respond to various concentrations of estrogen, progesterone ... while also producing fewer anti-inflammatory proteins. Conversely, elevated testosterone ...

Using a novel, medication-based approach, a new Northwestern Medicine study successfully reversed existing inguinal hernias in male mice and fully restored their normal anatomy without surgery.

3,4 Phytoestrogens, like isoflavones from soy, interact with estrogen receptors favoring ERβ, associated with anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, and potentially cancer-protective effects. ERα ...

There are many types of estrogen therapy in many different forms -- pills, patches, suppositories, and more. The best type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) depends on your health, your ...