hormones

High Estrogen Symptoms and What to Do About Them

High Estrogen Symptoms and What to Do About Them

Hormonal imbalances can manifest in various ways, affecting your reproductive health and overall well-being.

Dahlia Rimmon

5 Signs of Hormone Imbalance After Pregnancy

5 Signs of Hormone Imbalance After Pregnancy

While it's common to experience hormonal fluctuations after giving birth, how do you differentiate between normal hormonal shifts and irregular imbalances?

Dahlia Rimmon

Here's what hCG levels in pregnancy really mean

Pregnancy health

Here's what hCG levels in pregnancy really mean

Understanding hCG levels in pregnancy, including what they are, how they're measured and a chart showing hCG level by week.

Andrea Karr

How I dealt with all the injections and hormones during in vitro fertilization

Trying to conceive

How I dealt with all the injections and hormones during in vitro fertilization

Undergoing IVF is a roller coaster of emotions. Here are six things that made all of the injections and hormones more bearable.

Sarah Kelsey

This scary condition makes you super sad while breastfeeding

This scary condition makes you super sad while breastfeeding

Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER), causes intense sadness and negative emotions during breastfeeding. Here's what you need to know.

Kate Daley

Giving your baby morning breastmilk at bedtime might be ruining his sleep

Giving your baby morning breastmilk at bedtime might be ruining his sleep

Not all your breastmilk is created equal–which is why newborns who drink morning milk at night could be struggling to doze off.

Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

Pregnancy health

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

From the moment you become pregnant until weeks after birth, your hormones take a rollercoaster ride. Here’s what pregnancy hormones to do your body.

Kate Daley

Here's what happens if you get pregnant on birth control

Here's what happens if you get pregnant on birth control

Yes, you can get pregnant while on birth control. Here’s what you need to know, whether you’re using the pill, an IUD or another method.

Alex Mlynek

Researchers may have found the true cause of PCOS

Researchers may have found the true cause of PCOS

PCOS is the most common hormonal problem in women, and a leading cause of infertility, but what’s causing it has always been a mystery.

Vanessa Milne

What is a Chemical Pregnancy?

Trying to conceive

What is a Chemical Pregnancy?

In the early days of pregnancy, miscarriages are common. Here’s what to know about these chemical pregnancies that can still show up on a pregnancy test.

Vanessa Milne

How to track ovulation: 3 tests to try

Trying to conceive

How to track ovulation: 3 tests to try

Want to figure out when you’re ovulating? We’ve got the details on urine, saliva and basal body temperature tests so you can choose the best method for you.

Lindsay Kneteman

How long do you have to wait to take a pregnancy test?

Trying to conceive

How long do you have to wait to take a pregnancy test?

Can’t wait to find out if you’re pregnant? Here’s the earliest time you can take a pregnancy test and get a definitive answer.

Lindsay Kneteman

What happens after you go off the birth control pill

Trying to conceive

What happens after you go off the birth control pill

Going off the pill so you can start trying to get pregnant? Here’s what you can expect when your hormones return to normal.

Alex Mlynek

What does a faint line on a pregnancy test mean?

Trying to conceive

What does a faint line on a pregnancy test mean?

If a faint positive pregnancy test has you confused, we've got expert advice on how to find out for sure.

Alex Mlynek

I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy

I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy

People have asked me why I decided to write a comedy about infertility. The answer is easy: because the process of infertility treatments is RI-DI-CU-LOUS.

Wendy Litner

How to deal with postpartum hair loss

Postpartum care

How to deal with postpartum hair loss

In the months after giving birth, your hormones start to level out and that can cause hair to fall out. Here's what you can do about postpartum hair loss.

Today's Parent

55 Things New Moms Should Know

55 Things New Moms Should Know

Bonding, post-baby body sweat, black poop—here's what a registered midwife says her patients are the most surprised by. How many of these surprised you?

Today's Parent

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