The hormone estrogen—which female animals typically have more of than males—triggers a molecular cascade in the gut that ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Gut problems like irritable bowel syndrome are often worse in women. A mouse study reveals a pain pathway involving estrogen, ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that causes gut pain and bloating, and women are far more likely to ...

Research shows that estrogen administration, such as through HRT, can increase resting energy expenditure by up to 200-220 ...

Experts say that strength and energy changes often start earlier for women—especially around menopause—and that targeted ...

Science confirms a safe, effective treatment for the symptoms of menopause. Every woman over 45 should ask her doctor about ...

U.S. health officials are taking the first steps toward removing the long-standing black box warning on estrogen products prescribed to treat menopause symptoms — a move that ...

Many of the vaginal and urinary issues women experience in midlife are interconnected-and vaginal estrogen is often ...

For decades, estrogen was discussed primarily as a “sex hormone.” After all, it does play a crucial role in reproductive health. Yet starting in the 1980s, the conversation shifted when emerging ...

Kotsopoulos noted that BRCA carriers have a substantially increased lifetime risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Management of high-risk women is a balancing act, reducing cancer risk while mitigating ...

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing ...