Takeaways Bioidentical hormone therapy (BHT) offers a natural approach to hormone balance, but compounded versions lack FDA regulation, raising safety concerns. Professional organizations recommend ...

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Women with PCOS produce higher-than-normal levels of androgens, which can lead to irregular or absent menstrual periods and excessive hair growth on the face and body.

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Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also called polycystic ovarian syndrome, is a condition that impacts women of reproductive ...

Low-dose transdermal patches and gels delivering estradiol may promote endometrial proliferation, so a progestin or progesterone should be considered if the patient has her uterus, to prevent ...

“Hopefully, this year we want to show some level of correlation [between levels of hormones the wearable patch can detect and levels detected via a blood draw] — that’s the promise I want to ...

Loretta Dignam, founder of The Menopause Hub, has described her inclusion on the Forbes 50 over 50 global trailblazers list ...

C. Everett Koop, the Surgeon General under President Ronald Reagan, was a controversial figure from the moment of his ...

Investigators report that estradiol works as well as luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone agonists for testosterone suppression and have a much better side-effect profile.