Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, a new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found. This stops pain signals before they get to ...

Examples include soybeans, B vitamins, evening primrose oil, and dong quai. Estrogen and progesterone are two major sex hormones in the human body. Estrogen is responsible for sex characteristics ...

However, do not rely on over-the-counter progesterone creams to oppose estrogen replacement, as not enough progesterone is absorbed through the skin to protect the uterus against cancer. If you have a ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) restores the balance of estrogen and progesterone. Menopause can disrupt this balance so restoring it may help relieve menopausal symptoms. There are 3 types of ...