Women's Health

CB1 and Hormone Therapy

Stethoscope on note book with Menopause words as medical concept

In a rodent model, CB1 activation lengthened the therapeutic window for treating some symptoms related to menopause. Increasing CB1 expression made menopause therapies more effective.

Loss of Cannabinoid Receptors in Adenomyosis

Adenomyosis is a menstrual complication that causes heavier bleeding and pain during a woman’s period. About one in five women suffer from it. As with most female diseases, it is poorly studied and consequently hard to treat. The

Self-Medicating for Endometriosis

Image illustrating a woman with abdominal pain

Endometriosis is a poorly-understood condition causing severe chronic pain and alterations in a woman’s menstrual cycle. As an understudied disease, treatment is limited. Scientists surveyed over 400 Australian women to see what actions they took to treat their pelvic pain. Cannabis, heat, CBD oil, and dietary changes were rated most effective by women, in that order.