A conference abstract presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society looks at an association between hormone therapy and … read more
A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research looks at sexual function of transgender adults who had taken … read more
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at postpartum hormonal contraceptive use and depression risk. Dr John Reynolds-Wright, NES/CSO Clinical … read more
An observational study published in PLOS One looks at menopause symptom severity and late-life cognitive function and behavioural impairment. … read more
A study published in the BMJ looks at hormonal contraceptives and the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, … read more
Several reviews have been published looking at puberty blockers and gender dysphoria in children. Dr Gavin Stewart, Senior Lecturer … read more
A study published in the BMJ looks at an association between progesterone hormones and brain tumour risk. Dr Mangesh Thorat, Honorary … read more
A conference abstract (not a published paper) presented at the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) looks at the … read more
A study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Heath looks at continuation of gender-affirming hormones in transgender people starting … read more
An observational study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute looks at the use of hormone therapy after … read more
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation looks at whether a drug that acts via the kissepeptin hormone … read more
A new study published in The BMJ suggests new estimates of breast cancer risks associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non peer-reviewed paper posted to medRxiv, looked at estrogen levels and risk of COVID-19. Dr … read more
A conference poster, being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), reports … read more
A study, published in Diabetes Care, reports a hormone injection that can cause weight loss in obese patients with prediabetes … read more
Research published in the BMJ shows that long term use of systemic hormone therapy might be accompanied with an overall … read more
Research published in Human Reproduction suggests that use of personal care products is linked with girls entering puberty at younger age. read more
A new study, published in Scientific Reports, examines the effects of a pregnancy test hormone’s components on the embryos of zebrafish. read more
In a new study, scientists publishing in the NEJM examine the association between breast cancer and women who currently or recently used contemporary hormonal contraceptives and women who have never used hormonal contraceptives. read more
A review of published evidence on the health effects of plant-derived compounds (phytoestrogens) similar in structure to oestrogen is published in the British Journal of Pharmacology. The review reported that, when used as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy, phytostrogens had the potential for harmful effects which are not at this stage outweighed by the health benefits. read more
