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Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative – effect on our mood and mental health.

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to make changes soon to the lengthy black box warning on many hormone replacement products for women with menopause symptoms, Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary said.

Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, a new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found. This stops pain signals before they get to the brain. The discovery could help with developing new ...

Dr. Samira Ummat says there are 8 key hormones to check especially during menopause. Sponsored by Longevity Medical.

Progesterone and dehydroepiandrosterone, but not estrogen and testosterone, may influence psoriasis pathogenesis, severity and symptoms in women, according to a study. After observing that psoriasis severity fluctuated in pregnant women,

Assessing all available nonhormonal and hormonal therapies for vasomotor symptoms helps empower women to make informed decisions, said Lee Shulman, MD.

The best supplements to balance hormones include magnesium, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins D, B6, and B12, adaptogens, and

Female hormones—namely progesterone and estrogen—are underrecognized contributors to addictive behavior in women. Women are more vulnerable to developing addictions than men. In particular, women develop substance use disorders (SUD) faster than men ...

University of Sheffield and University College London researchers have made the first successful detection of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone in bones, teeth and dental calculus, opening a way to identify pregnancy in the archaeological record.