You finally got the go-ahead from your doctor to try vaginal estrogen, and can't wait to get help with things like vaginal dryness or painful sex. But instead, you're experiencing unexpected side ...

Menopause is associated with a number of adverse health effects, some of which can be mitigated by an array of modifiable health behaviors (MHBs), including diet, exercise and sleep duration. A new ...

Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them brittle and prone to fracture. Taking the hormone estradiol can reverse these effects, but it may also increase endometrial ...

Estrogen and progesterone are complementary reproductive hormones. Estrogen shapes everything from puberty to menstrual cycles to bone health, and progesterone is key to the second half of the ...

Bencivenga is the special projects manager at PharmedOut, a rational prescribing project at Georgetown University Medical Center. Fugh-Berman is a professor at GUMC and director of PharmedOut. If ...

Over-the-counter estrogen face creams are marketed to reduce signs of aging by replenishing declining estrogen levels, but their effectiveness and safety are not fully established. Existing research ...