For decades, scientists have known that estrogen protects cardiovascular health, but exactly how that protection works—and ...

Aging is a natural process of mental and physical change. During adolescence, for example, the accelerated development of the body coincides with the psychological stress and volatility of the ...

For example, right before females ovulate — when estrogen reaches its peak — they tend to be more physically active. The behavior has been noted in all kinds of animals, from humans to hamsters to ...

If a woman is being treated with topical estrogen for atrophic vaginitis, does she need to use a progestin (synthetic progesterone) to protect the uterus? The best clinical practice at this point in ...

The Food and Drug Administration removed the black box warning from hormone replacement therapies late last year, and ...

Researchers saw no link between vaginal estrogen therapy and recurrent strokes, despite concerns that the hormone is systemically absorbed. In a case-control study of female stroke survivors across ...