Prediabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as full-fledged diabetes. It's estimated that one in three American adults has ...

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Hospital administrators says plans are underway to expand fertility services to include donor gametes, surrogacy, and embryo ...

A recent study reveals that aging isn't linear but accelerates around age 50, impacting blood vessels and adrenal glands ...

Aging may speed up around your 50s, but you can take steps earlier in life to help your body age more gradually. Healthy ...

No one wants to hear the words: "You have cancer." But about 1 in 8 American women will learn they have breast cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Breast ...

Post-surgery, she was placed on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and oral contraceptives (OCPs) for medical reasons ...

I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 40s due to endometriosis. I am now 68 and have been on 0.1-mg patches of estradiol ...

Testosterone propionate was once a common treatment for men with low testosterone. It’s a synthetic version of the naturally ...

Hormones are secreted by endocrine glands and travel through the bloodstream to organs and tissues, influencing nearly every function in the human body. From regulating blood sugar with insulin to ...

Many of your body’s functions are regulated via the endocrine system. When these hormones become imbalanced, it can lead to the development of an endocrine disorder.

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioural traits that have made human societies able to thrive ...