(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Migraines often occur around the menstrual cycle, during which reproductive hormones ...

The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don't just affect reproductive anatomy. They also reshape the brain, and research gives us insight into how this happens. Led by ...

A four-season-long study of professional female soccer players found that if players got hurt while on their period, their ...

The menstrual cycle is a key physiological process in women: it impacts performance, neuromuscular control, metabolism, and ...

Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The results of a long-term study on wild Assamese macaques in Thailand indicate ...

Migraines often occur around the menstrual cycle, during which reproductive hormones such as progesterone and estrogen rise and fall. The levels of both these hormones are low during the perimenstrual ...