Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Combination estrogen and progestin hormone therapy can serve as a “necessary evil” for ...

Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Associate Research Scientist, Reproductive Sciences Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan It is unclear whether the "culprit" ...

A British study followed people under 50 to determine if progestin-only birth control has the same breast cancer risk as other birth control. You might have seen headlines recently about a new study, ...

Woman-stomach-pain-pills_G_477841604 Progesterone receptor levels as a biomarker may improve predictability of response to progestin-based therapy for endometriosis. Progesterone receptor (PR) status ...

Opill, also known as a “mini pill,” contains only progestin, a synthetic version of progesterone. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta The Food and Drug Administration approved a hormonal contraceptive pill to ...

Slynd® (drospirenone) is a new progestin-only contraceptive pill from Duchesnay which offers a 24-hour safe window for a missed pill. BLAINVILLE, Quebec, May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. If you’ve recently started on birth control or menopausal hormone therapy and feel like you’ve gained a little weight, you’re certainly not alone ...

Daphne Berryhill is an oncology pharmacist and freelance writer. She loves the collaborative process of creating health content. Her goal as a writer is to offer information that’s meaningful, ...

Reproductive health is trapped in a veritable hellscape. Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 decision guaranteeing the right to abortion, was overturned by the same institution last May.

Some postmenopausal women may seek out bioidentical hormones, otherwise known as natural hormone therapy, to ease symptoms of menopause or simply help them feel more youthful. Bioidenticals have been ...

Healthcare professionals typically start a person on the lowest dose of progesterone in hormone replacement therapy (HRT). They then monitor and increase the dosage as required. HRT can help manage ...

You might have seen headlines recently about a new study, which found that some people who take progestin-only birth control may have higher chances of developing breast cancer. The statements like ...