If you're approaching menopause or already in the thick of it, you've probably heard plenty about declining estrogen levels.

Increased progesterone levels during the luteal phase, pregnancy, or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatment can increase fatigue. Decreased levels of progesterone in menopause can cause sleep ...

Estrogen and progesterone are complementary reproductive hormones. Estrogen shapes everything from puberty to menstrual cycles to bone health, and progesterone is key to the second half of the ...

A major study of around 260,000 women shows that taking the progesterone-only contraceptive pill can increase asthma attacks in some women. The research, published in ERJ Open Research, shows an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with progesterone resistance report worse quality of life than those with endometriosis alone. Women with ...

At around 20 weeks of pregnancy women with a short cervix have an increased risk of preterm birth. Preventing preterm birth in pregnant women with a short cervix is a crucial step in protecting the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Combined oral contraceptive use was not linked to asthma attacks. The link between progestogen-only pill use and ...

Progesterone is normally released by the ovaries, but shifts to the placenta during pregnancy. The corpus luteum continues to release hormones until the placenta takes over after 10-12 weeks. The role ...