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Younger women who put on pounds may gain protection against breast cancer, but after menopause, weight gain increases risk.

Meet three individuals leading very different lives who are united by their shared experiences as older women living with HIV.

A large analysis finds hormone replacement therapy increases the risk about twice as much as previously thought.

Heart disease risk rises for everyone as they age, but for women, symptoms can become more evident after the onset of menopause.

Pregnancy, estrogen and age at first menstruation are some factors that factor into woman’s risk for developing this progressive disease.

Common meds can cause vaginal dryness.

New findings add to evidence that this localized form of estrogen doesn’t pose the same threat as oral estrogen.

Can pulses of light help restore function to a woman’s private parts?

Common human experiences are being culturally defined as pathological and treatable as medical conditions, a process called medicalization.

Why suffer unpredictable hot flashes when there are options for relief?

Here is another reason women may want to quit puffing on cigarettes.

When youngsters hit puberty, their bodies experience changes we’re all familiar with.

These spoilers can cause hurtful penetration.

When talk show host Wendy Williams experienced the ’scary stare,’ the ’Queen of All Media’ bowed to her concerned family and saw her doctor.

Vaginal dryness, especially among menopausal or postmenopausal women, can turn sex into a painful act.