Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Menopause typically happens around age 52, but some people experience it earlier, ...

As women move through perimenopause and menopause, hormone levels don’t just decline; they fluctuate unpredictably. And those hormonal swings, particularly in estrogen, can throw your cognitive ...

Early menopause (younger than age 40) also . Before menopause, women tend to be protected by their circulating hormones: oestrogen, to a lesser extent progesterone and low levels of testosterone.

The menopause transition or pre-menopause. This is the time leading up to your last period when your levels of estrogen begin to drop and symptoms typically begin.

All menopause treatments containing the hormone estrogen are mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration to carry a black box warning on the label, stating that the treatments could increase ...

Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past.

It's important to note, however, that in most such cases, estrogen was used to restore or improve estrogen levels. Because estrogen (and testosterone) do impact where and how the body stores fat ...