Most neuroimaging experiments use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to scan the brains of 10–30 participants only ...

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 ...

There’s a popular belief that period cravings are linked to hormones. But researchers now think these cravings are culturally driven.

The hormone progesterone holds a pivotal role in a woman’s reproductive functioning. It not only regulates the menstrual cycle but also preps the uterus for conception and helps keep a pregnancy ...

Women are more susceptible to changing hormone levels at puberty and from certain types of birth control, pregnancy and ...

Definitive treatment of APD involves using anovulatory agents to suppress progesterone secretion. In mild cases, the skin eruptions may be controlled with topical steroids and oral histamines ...

Women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy and have had at least one miscarriage should be treated with the hormone progesterone. The new guidance, from the health watchdog NICE, is based on ...

A recent study has, for the first time, looked at how hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) use can affect a person's risk of ...

Hormone replacement therapy got a bad rap but, with good medical advice, it can have benefits beyond dealing with menopause’s ...

The lack of a gold standard staging system has been one of the barriers to the diagnosis of endometriosis leading to miscommunication among providers and suboptimal treatment.

“You spray it against the inside of your wrist. You can have a variety of doses and as it’s non-oral there’s no venous thrombosis risk,” says Abernethy. But as with patches and gel, you need to take ...

This demonstrates an increased need for consideration for luteal phase support with progesterone or ovulation induction in women with negative PdG cycles and that this can be of benefit.