Female sex hormones, or sex steroids, play vital roles in sexual development, reproduction, and general health. Sex hormone levels change over time, but some of the most significant changes happen ...

Stress is known to decrease fertility and sexual behavior, but researchers thought this was because stress hormones lower levels of a brain hormone called gonadotropin releasing hormone, or GnRH.

The corpus luteum is a transient endocrine structure formed from the remnants of the ovarian follicle following ovulation. Its principal role is the synthesis and secretion of progesterone, a steroid ...