PMDD. Emerging studies are reshaping how experts understand the condition—and how to treat it.

Steroid hormones, such as progesterone, are able to modify immunity and influence disease outcome. Dendritic cells (DCs) drive potent immune responses, express receptors for steroid hormones, and may ...

Researchers have devised a cheap, non-invasive and specific means to monitor progesterone production in women. The new technique uses saliva and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry ...

Mutations are not always sufficient to drive breast carcinogenesis but additional factors determine whether genetically altered cells progress to the state during which they provoke clinically ...

Low progesterone levels may contribute to irregular menstruation, difficulty conceiving, and pregnancy loss. It may also make certain symptoms, like mood changes and anxiety, more likely during ...

Excessive exposure to progesterone in the womb can alter a gene in the frontal cortex in male sheep fetuses, which is needed for brain development and function, according to research presented at the ...

Right after a period, women have better spatial awareness. Three weeks after, verbal skills peak. It turns out the monthly cycle does change the brain – but not in the ways you think. In the beginning ...

Migraines are throbbing headaches often accompanied by nausea and increased sensitivity to light, sound and touch. Nearly 30 million Americans suffer from migraines, and almost 1 in 4 of them have at ...

We were joined by hormone expert and nutritionist Hannah Alderson for a live Q&A on all things hormones. Here, we share her ...