For decades, doctors have been puzzled by why women develop Alzheimer’s disease at nearly twice the rate of men. There are an estimated 7 million people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer’s, with that ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Key Takeaways Hormones serve as chemical messengers in the body and regulate functions ...

Pregnancy, menopause and hormone therapy may all impact a woman’s lipoprotein(a) level, challenging the mantra of the once-in ...

Hormone therapy may offer cardioprotective benefits if initiated within 10 years post-menopause, but conclusive data is lacking. Historical studies, including the Women's Health Initiative, showed ...

Adjuvant therapy may include radiation therapy and some combination of chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and/or targeted therapy. Tamoxifen has been approved by the FDA for adjuvant hormone treatment of ...

Compounding that statistic, prior studies indicate some trans people at high risk for HIV transmission are hesitant to take antiretrovirals for HIV prevention over concerns about their impact on ...

Sutton recently became a certified menopause practitioner to better help her patients, and she prescribes hormone replacement ...

Menopause can have profound effects on heart health, yet many people are unaware of this important connection. The hormonal shifts occurring during menopause mark the end of a woman’s reproductive ...

There was a time, back in the ’90s, when doctors were handing out hormone therapy pills to midlife women as casually as candy. After all, the magic combo of estrogen and progestin seemed like a ...

This has since been debunked, but the HRT stigma remains. In a conversation at the first annual Flow Space Women’s Health Summit LA moderated by Flow Space editor-in-chief Galina Espinoza, Dr. Suzanne ...

After decades when menopausal women were steered away from hormone therapy due to breast cancer concerns, new evidence shows it may be right for some.