Contrary to popular belief, taking estrogen after menopause may not affect the memory and thinking abilities of healthy women no matter when the treatment is started. The research is published in the ...

Estrogen is one of the body’s key sex hormones, essential for reproductive health, bone density, brain function, and mood regulation. When estrogen levels drop, it can trigger a wide range of symptoms ...

For some people, menopause symptoms can seriously disrupt their lives. But not all menopause supplements are effective — or safe — to manage those issues, experts warn. More traditional treatments, ...

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) results convincingly showed that a particular combination of estrogen and progestin increased cardiovascular (CV) risk -- among women with an average age of 63 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A surprising new study raises questions about the effectiveness of hormone supplements containing estrogen in warding off heart trouble in older women. The study involved only women who ...

Perimenopause is having a moment. Beyond traditional menopause treatments, there’s increasingly a bevy of over-the-counter pills and creams designed to appeal to people who haven’t hit menopause yet.

The results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)–the largest, most scientifically rigorous study of older women’s medical issues ever conducted–continue to startle researchers, confuse the public ...

The federal government yesterday stopped a study testing the supposed health benefits of prescribing estrogen to menopausal women who have had hysterectomies because it found the hormone increased the ...