This time, we're breaking down the science behind the body’s big shift. Puberty—the process of developing from a child to a reproductive adult—can make a kid look, feel, and act differently ...

Female reproductive hormones cycle daily as well as monthly, a small study suggests. The finding may help explain why some women experience daily mood fluctuations. It is well-established that ...

Each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle is dictated by a spike or fall of hormones like estrogen, follicle-stimulating hormone (also known as FSH), luteinizing hormone (or LH), and ...

The Pill How the Pill Works Raging hormones! Surging hormones! If you've gone through puberty you can attest to feeling hormones race through your body.

In adult humans, the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor is expressed only in the granulosa cells of the ovary and the Sertoli cells of the testis. It is minimally expressed by the endothel ...

The level of circulating follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) increases in women after menopause. A recent study in mouse models showed that FSH binds to its receptor on white adipocytes and results ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Hormones are your body's chemical messengers. They're important for growth and development, sexual function, mood, metabolism (how your body creates ...

The production of the sex hormones testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen is controlled by two other hormones, which are known as luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH ...

Female sex hormones play important roles in sexual development, sexual desire, and reproduction. Learn more about the types and roles of these hormones here.

A new study shows looking at erotic images causes a rapid increase in women’s electrical brainwave activity, effectively turning their brains on.