It is a process as old as humanity itself, yet there is still much we do not know about women's menstrual cycle and the impact it has on the entire body. Now, a team of researchers from the Department ...

Most female mammals experience “heat,” occasional periods when they can get pregnant—and as a result, become eager for sex. But human women don’t go into heat. They can become pregnant and feel ...

Hormonal changes across the menstrual cycle are known to produce some unique effects. Past research, for example, has found that women smell and walk differently during periods of high fertility. Even ...

Studies show the menstrual cycle changes certain brain regions. But they don’t reveal whether that’s connected to emotional fluctuations. Colored coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the ...

As a medical student at the University of Copenhagen more than a decade ago, Jonas Ghouse learned about the hormones that fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle: the rhythmic variations of estrogen, ...

A woman’s menstrual cycle is driven by the ebb and flow of hormones that prepare the body for pregnancy. This symphony of hormones not only transforms the reproductive organs, but, according to recent ...