Taking a progestogen-only 'mini pill' carries a small risk of breast cancer - similar to combined oral contraceptive pills, say researchers. The study, in PLoS Medicine journal, is one of the ...

Hormone therapy has been shown to be an effective and safe way to ease menopause symptoms, but a survey found that fewer and ...

A new meta-analysis presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society suggests that hormone therapy could ...

Due to patient confidentiality, real names generally can’t be used when doctors write about their patients. So for this essay, I will call one of my patients Maggy. She’s 53, and had ...

CHICAGO -- Hormone therapy for menopause symptoms reduced insulin resistance in healthy postmenopausal women, a systematic ...

Recent studies show that women can experience bothersome menopause symptoms, like hot flashes, for longer than originally ...

Hormone therapy (HT) is associated with significantly reduced insulin resistance in healthy postmenopausal women, according ...

Background Oestrogen and progestogen have the potential to influence gastro-intestinal motility; both are key components of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Results of observational studies in ...

The long-acting progestogen injectable contraceptives depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enanthate have been found to adversely affect bone mineral density in adult premenopausal ...

If you have an active sex life and don’t want a baby anytime soon, it will be natural for you to use birth control methods.

Menopausal women are at greater risk of insulin resistance as a result of declining estrogen levels. Previous studies ...

Hormone therapy can greatly reduce insulin resistance, offering potential benefits for managing metabolic health and diabetes ...