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, ...

Estrogen and progesterone are complementary reproductive hormones. Estrogen shapes everything from puberty to menstrual cycles to bone health, and progesterone is key to the second half of the ...

A drug mimicking the hormone progesterone has anti-cancer activity when used together with conventional anti-estrogen treatment for women with breast cancer, a new Cambridge-led trial has found. A low ...

The female body runs on a well-balanced combination of hormones. Estrogen regulates the menstrual cycle and ovulation. Meanwhile, progesterone prepares the body for a potential pregnancy by thickening ...

Pregnancy is anything but calming. You can laugh one minute, but cry the next over little things. The mood changes every day, thanks to all these pregnancy hormones. Your mind may never rest with ...