Browsing: Women’s Hormone Health

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the biological mechanisms underlying that risk have remained poorly understood. New research from Emory University School of Medicine provides the first direct evidence in humans that the ovarian hormone estradiol plays a key role in…

A drug for treating hot flushes and night sweats during the menopause is now available on the NHS in England when HRT (hormone replacement therapy) isn’t suitable

Hormones influence every system in your body. If you feel tired, anxious, or are gaining weight, your hormones may be involved. 

2025 was the year menopause took the mic. It broke into prime-time TV, dominated social feeds, and showed up in congressional hearings, legislation, and HR manuals. And as hot flashes took center stage, so did women’s power

November 1, 2025 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

On Nov. 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will revise its labeling requirements for menopausal hormone therapy. This is a long overdue and major advance for women’s health

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Hormone therapies for menopause will no longer carry a black box warning about serious risks such as breast cancer, heart attack and stroke, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to remove the black box warning—its most serious alert for prescription medications—on menopause hormone therapy (MHT) products, social media influencers took a victory lap. Their posts suggested MHT is good for everything—heart, brain, bones, even reversing the signs of aging

Women’s health is having a moment. From social media feeds and most-shared podcasts to movies, TV and news headlines, conversations about breast cancer, menopause, hormone therapy and more are officially mainstream