There’s a delicate, ever-changing balance between what’s normal and abnormal for estrogen levels in a woman's body. But if ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many cellular and bodily functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes. Scientists have now learned more about how estrogen ...

Our industrialized, modern lifestyles may be increasing how much estrogen (the female sex hormone) gets recycled in our ...

Some gut bacteria recycle discarded sex hormones, like oestrogens, back into the body. The level of these bacteria seems to ...

Your sex drive depends more on your hormones than you might think. Testosterone, estrogen, and other chemical messengers work together to control desire, performance, and satisfaction. However, stress ...

As your 40th birthday approaches, you may feel apprehensive about aging. Body changes at 40 in women are often related to perimenopause (the transition into menopause), during which hormones like ...

Israeli scientists have developed an innovative method to track the human body’s circadian rhythms, finding in a new peer-reviewed study that female sex hormones have a dramatic effect on the setting ...

Higher levels of key steroid hormones—combined with elevated stress and body mass index (BMI)—are associated with earlier ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

In today's world screens are everywhere. We use them for work, for emails, for media and for entertainment. Many people spend ...