Dr. Jordan answers the question: 'How can I be estrogen receptor-positive?' — -- Question: How can my breast cancer be estrogen receptor-positive when I am postmenopausal and my body is losing ...

My lifesaving treatments made me gain weight—which, in a cruel twist, raised my risk of a recurrence. Something had to give.

A Colorado woman only received treatment for perimenopause after consultation with a second doctor. Initially, her symptoms ...

Down the line, this research could help unravel sex differences in human pain perception, as well as how pain perception shifts during pregnancy and menopause, when the body's levels of estrogen and ...

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 ...

When most of us think of hibiscus tea, we imagine a ruby-red drink that feels like a tropical concoction that is refreshing.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Estrogen and progesterone may direct special immune cells near the spinal cord to release ...

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that acts via an immune cell and points toward a different way of treating chronic pain. Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the ...