Every woman who lives past midlife will experience menopause, which, by definition, is
complete cessation of ovarian function. This process might occur spontaneously (natural …

During the menopausal transition, which begins four to six years before cessation of
menses, middle-aged women experience a progressive change in ovarian activity and a …

Objectives: To provide advice and guidance regarding the management of mood disorders,
derived from scientific evidence and supplemented by expert clinical consensus to formulate …

Most women worldwide experience menopausal symptoms during the menopause transition
or postmenopause. Vasomotor symptoms are most pronounced during the first four to seven …

Women worldwide are two to three times more likely to suffer from depression in their
lifetime than are men. Female risk for depressive symptoms is particularly high during the …

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) refers to the loss of ovarian activity before the age of
40 years, which leads to hypoestrogenism and amenorrhoea. The diagnosis of POI in a …

Abstract Purpose of Review We examine recent studies that investigate the effects of
hormonal contraception on mood in different populations of women, including women in the …

Cognitive and mood changes are frequently mentioned as complaints before, during and
after menopausal transition. There is substantial biological evidence for such associations to …

Increasing numbers of women experience early menopause due in part to surgical treatment
for benign gynecologic disorders and the rise in risk-reducing bilateral salpingo …

Background Depression affects women nearly twice as often as men, but the
neurobiological underpinnings of this discrepancy are unclear. Preclinical studies in male …