Ever wonder why you feel like crying over a pet food commercial one day but can watch a tearjerker movie completely unfazed the next? Or why your weight seems to fluctuate despite eating the same ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Balancing your ...

As if PMS wasn’t frustrating enough, many people experience debilitating migraine attacks before or during their monthly periods. Hormonal changes — like those seen with menstruation or pregnancy — ...

Do you know what your hormone levels are? Should you? Your body is home to more than 50 hormones — chemical messengers that compose the endocrine system — and hormonal changes may reflect any number ...

More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, ...

The HPO Axis, or Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis, is a complicated communication system involving three crucial organs in your body: the hypothalamus in the brain, the pituitary gland right below ...