Dr. Jordan answers the question: 'How can I be estrogen receptor-positive?' — -- Question: How can my breast cancer be estrogen receptor-positive when I am postmenopausal and my body is losing ...

A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions. Credit...Yuko Shimizu Supported by By Rachel E. Gross Estrogen is the ...

Did you know your body is full of chemical messengers that help regulate your various organs and body systems? There are at least 50 such chemicals, called hormones, in the human body. Their levels ...

Sex hormones are considered critical regulators of sex-related characteristics in both males and females during puberty. They also play a critical role in regulating skeletal growth during periods of ...

Estrogen is important in the prevention of heart diseases and also in the preservation of the brain and strong bones, thus ...

PET scans showing brain estrogen receptor (ER) density in a premenopausal (left) and a postmenopausal (right) woman. The color scale reflects brain ER density, with brighter colors indicating more ...

Estrogen plays an important role in keeping bones healthy. Now, researchers investigated how membrane-initiated estrogen receptor alpha (mERα) signaling in specific cell types of female mice affects ...

A better approach? Support the systems that regulate them naturally.

Having bloodwork done is like getting the inside scoop on your health. But if your panel comes back with something outside the normal range, like high estrogen, it’s understandable if you have some ...

If you’re eating fruits, vegetables, legumes and seeds, you’re likely consuming plant estrogen — a group of naturally occurring compounds that can act like a weaker form of the female sex hormone. The ...