Progesterone is a hormone in the body that stimulates and regulates various functions. It's produced in the ovaries, the placenta (when you get …
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What You Need to Know About Progesterone and other Hormones
What Is It? Progesterone is a hormone that stimulates and regulates important functions, playing a role in maintaining pregnancy, preparing the body …
There are two big things that continue to cause confusion over the value of hormone therapy. One is the lingering effect of 2002 communications from …
Estrogen is likely the most widely known hormone—and possibly the most loved and hated. On the good side, it is responsible for the growth and …
If you have a teenager, you may blame every scream and fight on those raging hormones. It's just par for the course at that age. But hormones levels …
JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D. is an OB-GYN who is on the board of trustees for the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). She completed time as president …
About 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. FACT: Over 75% of women with breast cancer have no …
As Molly struggled to get rid of the extra weight around her midsection, she began to wish she had prepared better for menopause."I didn't realize …
You may be asking, "What's estrogen's role in weight gain?" And you'd be right to ask that. You can't win, can you? When estrogen is high, it causes …
Your weight shifts. Your mood goes up and down. Your skin breaks out. What is one of the first things you're likely to blame? Hormones, those special …
Loss of Blood Vessel Flexibility: Regular aerobic exercise will keep things flowing. Walking counts! Vaginal Dryness: Topical estrogen ointment can …
In the last 25 years, I've had many conversations with my patients about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). They've heard that HRT can reduce the hot …
In 2013, I wrote about the conclusions a roundtable of international experts had reached about hormone replacement therapy. The gathering was put …
Forgotten names, misplaced keys, a missed appointment—who among us over the age of 50 hasn't worried that these are harbingers of dementia, including …
One in 10 women of childbearing age deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The condition, the exact cause of which is unknown, affects hormone …
Once again the yin/yang of hormone therapy (HT) is in the crosshairs. On the one hand, estrogen is the only truly effective treatment for vasomotor …
Estrogen, as you know all too well these days, does a lot of good things for your body and your mood. Maybe you didn't know that it also does a lot …
The word "testosterone" often conjures images of men with well-defined, chiseled muscles, deep voices and energetic libidos. Testosterone, which …
What Is It? Estrogen refers to a group of hormones that play an essential role in the growth and development of female sexual characteristics and the …
What Is It? Androgens are a group of hormones that play a role in male traits and reproductive activity. Present in both males and females, the …
