As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

Ever wonder why you feel like crying over a pet food commercial one day but can watch a tearjerker movie completely unfazed the next? Or why your weight seems to fluctuate despite eating the same ...

A new report published in Frontiers of Endocrinology explores how oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use interacts with the current hormonal status to affect the fear circuit structure within the brain.

Birth control works primarily by blocking sperm, disabling sperm, or preventing ovulation. Some types of birth control will start working right away, like condoms and copper IUDs. But others can take ...

Numerous companies offer tests, which may involve blood, urine or saliva collection, and can be very expensive. The results ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Balancing your ...

Ayurveda offers a gentle, compassionate path to hormonal balance and it honours the body’s natural intelligence. Instead of ...

As if PMS wasn’t frustrating enough, many people experience debilitating migraine attacks before or during their monthly periods. Hormonal changes — like those seen with menstruation or pregnancy — ...

If you’re chasing high performance - whether in the gym, at work, or in life - you probably think of training, nutrition, and maybe even sleep. But most people ignore the silent wrecking ball running ...

The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies calls for additional consideration on how certain medications, especially GLP-1 agonists, can be used to treat obesity and diabetes in ...

For the first time, a study led by researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) shows how glucocorticoid hormones, such as cortisol, control sugar and fat ...

Dryness is a common side effect of hormonal birth control. This includes oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices (IUDs), arm implants, shots, skin patches, and vaginal rings. However, this dryness ...