Progesterone is part of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for people who have been through menopause and still have a uterus. Possible side effects include spotting, headaches, and breast tenderness.

Menopausal hormone replacement therapy (MHT) was once routinely used to relieve symptoms of menopause and protect against osteoporosis, heart disease, and possibly Alzheimer’s disease.

Menopause clinics across the U.S. are hearing from women who are having trouble filling prescriptions for estrogen patches, a common hormone replacement therapy.

Many people who’ve had breast cancer take medications – tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors – to help prevent the cancer from coming back. Doctors prescribe them for people with “hormone positive” ...

As more and more information comes in from large-scale trials, it is clear that estrogen replacement therapy in the usual form of an estrogen plus a progesterone drug (E+P), commonly called hormone ...

Some people may have concerns about the potential side effects of conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT). As such, they may be interested in trying natural, plant-based options. This article ...

When the Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency would be removing the black-box warning from hormone ...

Did you know your body is full of chemical messengers that help regulate your various organs and body systems? There are at least 50 such chemicals, called hormones, in the human body. Their levels ...