The researchers recruited 20 transgender women who were all using the feminising hormone estradiol plus the testosterone blocker cytoproterone. After three weeks on this, they also started ...

When it comes to menopause relief, estrogen patches have proven to be a game changer for many people. Boasting numerous ...

Here’s what you may want to know about these hormone patches that could be an option for your menopause-related symptoms. Transdermal skin patches are used as a hormone delivery system to treat ...

For this reason, I prefer an estrogen patch. If you are considering using estrogen cream, talk to your doctor about the best ...

during the screening period were randomised to receive either oral CEE 0.3 mg/day or an estradiol patch delivering 0.025 mg/day for 12 weeks. Patients were assessed after three 28-day cycles.

This Iowa town has turned out to be a punishing place to be a transgender teenager ... her new doctor started her on hormone therapy. She started taking daily pills of estradiol, a type of ...

Consider the “DIY HRT Directory,” a transgender hormone therapy encyclopedia frequently linked on the TransDIY Reddit page. (HRT stands for hormone-replacement therapy.) The directory assumes a ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed strategies to identify regulators of intestinal hormone secretion. In response to incoming food, these hormones are secreted by rare hormone producing ...

Estrogen, the major female ovarian hormone, can trigger nerve impulses within milliseconds to regulate a variety of physiological processes. At Baylor College of Medicine, Louisiana State ...

The condition is characterized by red, scaly patches that impact the quality of a patient's life and can sometimes be life-threatening. New research strongly suggests the hormone hepcidin may ...

When breast cancer cells test positive for estrogen receptors, it’s called estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer. It means that estrogen is fueling the growth of the cancer.