Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Estrogen is a hormone that plays an important role in reproduction. It's the primary ...

During menopause, low estrogen can be treated with hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). A few natural remedies may also help increase estrogen, either with or without HRT. Symptoms of low estrogen ...

Some cosmetics companies are marketing estrogen-infused face creams and serums to people in menopause. Do they work?

The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published recently in the journal ...

The hormone estrogen increases binge drinking in females by enhancing activity in neurons within the brain's BNST region.

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to "pregame" – consume large quantities of alcohol in ...

“When a female takes her first sip from the bottle containing alcohol, those neurons go crazy,” Dr. Pleil said. “And if she’s ...

This is the first study to find that a higher estrogen level in the body promotes 'binge-drinking' behaviour in women by ...

“And if she’s in a high-estrogen state, they go even crazier.” That extra boost of neural activity means the mice hit the bottle even harder, particularly within the first 30 minutes after ...

"And if she's in a high-estrogen state, they go even crazier." That extra boost of neural activity means the mice hit the bottle even harder, particularly within the first 30 minutes after the ...