Warning ⸺ This article includes references to potentially upsetting topics, including sexual assault and sexual trauma. Reader discretion is advised. Sexual desire is complicated. Everyone is unique with different desires,...
Our adrenal glands— two little bean-sized organs that sit on top of our kidneys— are where many certain kinds of hormones are made, including stress hormones such as cortisol and...
Testosterone is produced by men AND women, despite its reputation as a “male” hormone. It helps build muscle and maintain bone and brain health— and is also one of the...
Made in the pituitary gland of the brain, prolactin is known as the lactation or breastfeeding hormone. Prolactin levels are elevated after birth, and this prevents pregnancy right after having...
Obviously, if you’re on hormonal birth control and want to get pregnant, you’ll need to discontinue (whether that means that you stop taking the pill or get your IUD removed)....
Estrogen is one of the sex hormones both females and males have. It is the hormone that creates many of the female sex characteristics we are familiar with such as...
