Health
PMS: an update on solutions
(HealthDay)—Up to 75 percent of women experience PMS (premenstrual syndrome) with symptoms like anxiety, irritability and fatigue, health experts say.
Jan 19, 2018
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News tagged with progesterone
Psychology & Psychiatry
Hormone therapy may ease depression linked to menopause
(HealthDay)— A year of hormone therapy cut the risk of depression symptoms in women going through menopause and early postmenopause, new research shows.
Jan 10, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study further supports use of progesterone to fight preterm birth (Update)
A new study published today - World Prematurity Day - in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology provides additional support for treatment with vaginal progesterone to reduce the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications ...
Nov 17, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Both obese and anorexic women have low levels of 'feel good' neurosteroid
Women at opposite extremes of the weight spectrum have low levels of the neuroactive steroid allopregnanolone, according to new research published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
Nov 10, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals potential new treatment for postpartum smokers
Women who took replacement progesterone after giving birth had decreased cravings to smoke and were more likely to stay off cigarettes, according to a new Yale study that assessed the use of progesterone as a treatment for ...
Oct 12, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Progesterone does not prevent preterm birth or complications, says study
An increasingly popular hormonal "treatment" for pregnant women with a history of preterm birth does not work, a major new international study shows.
Oct 3, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Elective freezing of IVF embryos linked to higher pregnancy rates in some cases
A delay in transferring embryos to the mother improves the success of in vitro fertilization in certain cases, according to a study by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Celmatix Inc. and several other ...
Aug 1, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study may explain failure of retinoic acid trials against breast cancer
Estrogen-positive breast cancers are often treated with anti-estrogen therapies. But about half of these cancers contain a subpopulation of cells marked by the protein cytokeratin 5 (CK5), which resists treatment—and breast ...
Jul 25, 2017
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Health
Fluctuating hormones can affect women's sleep
As women, we know that hormones can wreak havoc on our moods and appetites, but did you know that they can also play a huge role in how many zzz's we catch each night? "Insomnia is much more common in women than men," says ...
Jul 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Female hormones may trigger headache in girls battling migraine
Changes in female hormones may trigger headaches in adolescent girls, but their effect may depend on age and their stage of pubertal development, according to a new study from researchers at University of Cincinnati College ...
May 8, 2017
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