Emerging evidence suggests there may be a critical window for estrogen therapy to protect against cognitive decline later in ...
Since the early 2000s, the FDA required a “black box” warning on products that use estrogen, progesterone, or both to treat menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness.
If doctors advise against hormone therapy because of heart attack, blood clots, stroke or breast cancer, there are other ...
Q. I went through a long, arduous menopause, over 10 years of pure hell. The killers weren’t the chills, night sweats or insomnia, though inadequate sleep does make you a little wonky. It was the ...
Scientists have long suspected that hormones quietly tune how the brain learns, but the idea of a single, hidden “switch” has ...
For more than 20 years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has sparked fear, debate, and confusion for women navigating ...
The FDA removed safety warnings from several hormone drugs used to treat menopause symptoms. Here’s what you need to know about these treatments before your next doctor's appointment.
Hormone therapy is not a silver bullet that reverses aging, but it can significantly improve bothersome symptoms that can ...
Shilpa Gajarawala struggled with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems and brain fog. But given her history of breast cancer, treating these menopausal symptoms with hormone therapy wasn’t an opti ...
Menopausal HRT has been touted as a longevity drug for women and a danger to their health. Is the government’s call to remove the black-box warning a good idea?
Objectives We systemically reviewed the literature to assess how long-term testosterone suppressing gender-affirming hormone therapy influenced lean body mass (LBM), muscular area, muscular strength ...
Researchers uncovered how estrogen subtly reshapes learning by strengthening dopamine reward signals in the brain. Rats ...