Estrogen may help protect against hypertension in premenopause, a new study suggests, raising further questions about the role that hormone therapy may play in cardiovascular health later in life.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than one billion people worldwide and is a leading cause of heart disease ...

Bijuva (estradiol/progesterone) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat symptoms of menopause. Bijuva can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. Examples include breast tenderness and ...

An increasing number of women who use estrogen patches to help deal with perimenopause and menopause symptoms have been scrambling to access their transdermal drug amid a nationwide shortage of the ...

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) results convincingly showed that a particular combination of estrogen and progestin increased cardiovascular (CV) risk -- among women with an average age of 63 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—African-American men are at higher risk for prostate cancer than white men, a disparity that may be due at least in part to a gene that is reprogrammed by excessive exposure to ...

Differences in how gut cells respond to hormones may help to explain why women experience more frequent and severe gut pain than men do, a study in mice suggests. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ...

When skin cells responsible for pigmentation are exposed to estrogen or progesterone, the cells respond by adjusting their melanin production, resulting in either skin darkening or lightening.

Estrogen patches, one of the most common forms of hormone therapy for women, are becoming harder to find, and some ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. What Is Perimenopause Rage and How Can You Manage It? Key Takeaways: Perimenopause rage refers to intense … ...