Estrogen and progesterone are important hormones that regulate your body. We'll discuss birth control, menopause treatment, gender affirming care, and more.

High Estrogen Levels in Women. During puberty, it's normal for levels of estrogen to rise. That’s because this hormone fuels changes in a young girl's body.

And though significantly higher amounts of estrogen are produced and present in women, men also have the hormone as well. In males, estrogen is produced in the testes and, similar to women, in fat ...

Even with her career as a clinical healthcare professional, she felt ill-prepared to handle her exasperating symptoms. Read ...

The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet Oncology, focused on women under 55 with and without a uterus. CBS News medical ...

Progesterone supports deep sleep and it starts to drop in your 40s. Poor sleep leads to worsened cortisol, cravings, and ...

Estrogen and Progesterone Regulate Natural Opioids in Women Female hormones regulate T cells to produce a natural opioid, offering insights for non-opioid pain treatments. ... This discovery could be ...

Middle-aged women with low levels of estrogen and progesterone are more likely to snore and to report symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study published this week in the open ...

Because estrogen and progesterone levels fluctuate naturally across the menstrual cycle in women – as well as during different stages of life such as pregnancy and menopause – we are examining ...

Female hormones—namely progesterone and estrogen—are underrecognized contributors to addictive behavior in women. Women are more vulnerable to developing addictions than men. In particular ...

Estrogen is linked to mood disruptions that occur only in women -- PMS, PMDD, postpartum depression, and depression linked to menopause. WebMD examines how the hormone may affect emotions.