Although the effects of estrogen on sexual behavior in mammals are well known, its role on other types of behavior, including cognition, have only recently been recognized. This review summarizes work ...

Male hormone levels maintain day-to-day stability while female hormones experience continuous changes throughout both the menstrual cycle and various life stages.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than one billion people worldwide and is a leading cause of heart disease ...

Hormones get a bad rap for a variety of conditions, from the rapid, awkward changes we experience at puberty to the mood swings associated with premenstrual syndrome. But without them, we’d never grow ...

New research suggests that changes in sex hormones as seen in obesity may have possible effects on the heart. The study suggests effects on heart function in healthy men with artificially raised ...

Estrogen acts as a regulator of muscle energy metabolism and muscle cell viability, research shows. Menopause leads to the cessation of ovarian estrogen production concurrent to the deterioration of ...

Forget hot flashes, exhaustion or night sweats. This pesky, seemingly harmless problem could be a symptom of changing ...

Hormones function as the body’s chemical messengers, orchestrating nearly every physiological process from metabolism and mood to reproduction and sleep. When these powerful compounds fall out of ...

Discover how anti-inflammatory foods fit into a simple anti-inflammatory diet for better hormone balance and long-term health ...

Despite the increased incidence of endometrial cancer in younger women, there is limited research regarding the safety of local, low-dose vaginal estrogen therapy (ET) for survivors. A new study ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2009;5(5):507-520. Furthermore, both physiologically low and moderate doses of estradiol replacement improved the capability of OVX rats to handle increasing amounts of WM ...