HCG is often the first indicator of pregnancy – it's what causes a positive result on a home pregnancy test. HCG levels rise ...

Beta-hCG is a shorthand term for a blood test used to measure hCG levels in early pregnancy. Find out what these levels mean.

Lowering or pre-exposing a pregnant person to the hormone GDF15 could help lessen morning sickness symptoms once pregnant, according to new research. Latest U.S.

Pregnancy hormones can make lasting changes to brains, lab mouse study shows : Shots - Health News A new study finds that pregnancy hormones in mice alter the brain circuits involved in ...

Scientists believe they have figured out the cause of severe morning sickness during pregnancy.. It turns out - some women are more sensitive to a hormone called GDF15, released by a growing fetus ...

PREGNANCY AND WEIGHT LOSS. AS MANY MOTHERS KNOW, THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY CAN BRING BRING NAUSEA AND VOMITING AS YOUR BODY TRIES TO ADJUST TO THE PREGNANCY HORMONE. AND THAT CAN CAUSE ...

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a study in mice showing that hormones produced during pregnancy alter the brain circuits involved in parenting. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: Female mice are not born mothers.

The nausea and vomiting that often define the first trimester of pregnancy are primarily caused by a single hormone, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers ...

Fascinated by the impact of sex hormones on the brain, Jacobs and her team began a project called 28 and me a few years ago to document changes in women’s brains throughout their menstrual ...