If you’ve recently started on birth control or menopausal hormone therapy and feel like you’ve gained a little weight, you’re certainly not alone. We often associate both of these regimens with weight ...

What causes increased appetite in patients on progesterone-only contraception (specifically medroxyprogesterone [Depo-Provera])? Does it affect carbohydrate metabolism? — TRACY BEADLE, APRN, BC, ...

For the first time, the FDA has approved an OTC birth control pill. Opill is a non-estrogen birth control pill option containing norgestrel, which is similar to progesterone. Side effects are often ...

The progesterone, which is produced after ovulation, works to oppose the oestrogen and prevent further thickening. When you have a Mirena in, the lining never actually builds up in the first place.

In a study published in Cell Reports Medicine, a group of Chinese scientists revealed the oncometabolite role of progesterone in advanced prostate cancer and strategies to eliminate its oncogenic ...

Triple-positive breast cancer involves tumors positive for estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors, affecting treatment decisions and strategies. Diagnosis includes imaging and biopsy to confirm ...