When you wear the patch, the estradiol seeps into your skin and ultimately, your bloodstream. Research suggests that nearly ...

It’s a sign of just how much attitudes about the patches, and about menopause, have changed. After a report in 2002 suggested that hormone therapy increased the risks of breast cancer and ...

Discover how emerging epigenetic clock models are reshaping our understanding of ovarian aging and revealing both the promise and current limits of predicting fertility outcomes through biological age ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the biological mechanisms underlying that risk have remained poorly ...

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have solved a longstanding puzzle in ovarian cancer treatment: why anti-estrogen therapy often fails even when tumors express the hormone receptor that should make ...

Estrogen is one of the primary female hormones, and it serves an important function in both reproductive and overall health. Estrogen supports many important processes, from the development of ...

In this ovarian health focus, Adjunct Assistant Professor Zhongwei Huang, Dr. Paula Benny and Ms. Hui Wen Tam explore how ovarian phenotypes affect ovarian function and lifespan, leading to ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the ...

Lynch syndrome necessitates early oophorectomy, leading to abrupt surgical menopause and significant health impacts due to sudden estrogen loss. Estrogen plays a crucial role in protecting bones, ...

A new study published in the journal Reproductive Toxicology by researchers at the University of Ottawa found that cannabinoids such as THC and CBD do not impact estrogen production in human granulosa ...