Imvexxy (estradiol) is a prescription drug that’s used to help treat painful sex after menopause. Imvexxy can cause side effects that range from mild to serious, such as headache. The active ...

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 ...

FDA removes black box warnings for most MHT products, reflecting evidence that breast cancer risk varies by formulation, ...

Flu levels are rising as the 2015-2016 season moves into full swing, but new research suggests that women may have a bit less to worry about than men, thanks to higher levels of estrogen. Researchers ...

Forget hot flashes and period changes. This one overarching issue is the real menace when dealing with perimenopause.

A mouse study suggests estrogen may increase gut pain by activating specific cells, offering hints to why IBS is more common ...

Estrogen's direct genomic effects are mediated by the nuclear form of the estrogen receptors ERα or ERβ which associate with the Estrogen Response Element (ERE) or the fos/jun heterodimers that bind ...

When skin cells responsible for pigmentation are exposed to estrogen or progesterone, the cells respond by adjusting their melanin production, resulting in either skin darkening or lightening.