Women's Health

The latest guidelines no longer support the use of hormone therapy to prevent diseases like heart disease and breast cancer. Here’s why.

Dr. Lila Nachtigall talks to HealthCentral about hot flashes and night sweats affect your health — and what you can do about it.

When it comes to our breasts, what’s normal and what is cause for concern? Can teens get breast cancer?

Could itchy breasts be a symptom of something serious, like breast cancer? Learn more here, and get tips to relieve the itch.

Find out what chronic disease is costing American women — in finances and life — and what we can do to prevent it.

“In 2013, I had the first of three laparoscopic surgeries for endometriosis. Had I known then what I know now, I could have avoided at least one of those surgeries.”

A hysterectomy can cause major hormonal changs that put you at greater risk of thyroid cancer and other thyroid issues.

No big life overhauls here. You can lower your cancer risk with just a few easy strategies.

If you're an obese woman, you may have a higher chance of unintended pregnancy, so it's important to find a birth control method that works for you.

From 3000 B.C. to present day, birth control has come a long way. Here's a health history lesson on how it developed into what it is today.