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During menopause, your ovaries stop releasing eggs every month and start producing less and less of the female reproductive hormones progesterone and estrogen. These changes can cause some uncomfortable systems, such as irregular periods, brain fog, hot flashes, mood shifts, weight gain and more

For years, Cathleen “Cat” Brown, a Philadelphia obstetrician and gynecologist, would listen to patients complaining of hot flashes, brain fog, and painful sex and prescribe estrogen as a safe option for easingtheir menopausal symptoms

Perimenopause is surging in public conversation as women seek answers for symptoms like brain fog, mood swings, and insomnia that often start in their 40s. Simultaneously, women have been empowered to share their stories about the phase of life on social and brands are beginning to capitalize on the health buzzword du jour by introducing…

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For years, women have endured hot flashes, mood swings and fatigue in the transition leading up to menopause. Previous studies had warned that treating these symptoms with hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, came with risks that outweighed its benefits, including cancer and cardiovascular disease

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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mira, the leading hormonal health company, today announced a new integration with ŌURA, maker of the world’s leading smart ring. The integration allows Mira users to view sleep, readiness, and temperature trends from ŌURA directly alongside their hormone data in the Mira app, revealing how hormonal changes influence how…

LAWRENCE — Researchers from the University of Kansas have shown a link between reproductive hormone exposure throughout life and brain health in 459 women aged 65 to 80. They discovered older women who had used hormonal birth control in young adulthood were more likely to have larger volumes in brain regions vital to memory, cognition…

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…

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