A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions. Credit...Yuko Shimizu Supported by By Rachel E. Gross Estrogen is the ...

All menopause treatments containing the hormone estrogen are mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration to carry a black box warning on the label, stating that the treatments could increase the ...

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 ...

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The lowest dose of estrogen prescribed for menopause varies depending on the individual, their needs, and the form of estrogen being used. Doctors generally recommend starting with the lowest ...

In Danish women with a history of ischemic stroke, use of vaginal estradiol tablets was not associated with an increased rate of recurrent ischemic stroke. Results suggest these women may not be so ...

Estrogen plays an important role in keeping bones healthy. Now, researchers investigated how membrane-initiated estrogen receptor alpha (mERα) signaling in specific cell types of female mice affects ...