Most birth control pills today are considered low dose. This includes both combination pills (estrogen and progestin) and the minipill (progestin only). This artificial version of progesterone is ...

IUPAC officially recognized the elements at the end of 2015. The discoverers of new elements get to propose names and symbols. Japan’s RIKEN research institution named nihonium (Nh). Nihon is ...

A woman cannot conceive again while pregnant, because her ovaries secrete the hormones estrogen and progesterone. The secretion of estrogen tells the pituitary gland to withhold the hormones ...

Estrogen and progesterone are the primary female hormones related to reproduction. When ovarian function declines with age, ovulation doesn’t occur regularly. This leads to irregular or missed ...

New research says there may be a link between estrogen levels and sleep in perimenopausal women. Perimenopause marks the time when a cisgender woman’s body is preparing for menopause.

Low levels of progesterone and estrogen cause the hypothalamus to send a releasing hormone (GnRH) to the pituitary gland. The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle ...

Now, there's a solution a growing number of women are turning to: estrogen cream for your face. While estrogen cream is well-known as an effective treatment for the vaginal dryness that can come ...

Triple-negative breast cancers are an aggressive form of disease that are negative for estrogen, progesterone, and the HER2 receptor proteins Informed by retrospective analysis of patient data and ...

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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) held their biennial chemical education conference in Pattaya, Thailand on 15 July. The theme of the meeting was how chemistry education ...