Major depressive disorder is a common psychiatric disorder associated with marked
suffering, morbidity, mortality, and cost. The World Health Organization projects that by 2030 …

Premenstrual disorders include premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual dysphoric disorder,
and premenstrual worsening of another medical condition. While the underlying causes of …

Estradiol is the “prototypic” sex hormone of women. Yet, women have another sex hormone,
which is often disregarded: Progesterone. The goal of this article is to provide a …

Most women of reproductive age have some physical discomfort or dysphoria in the weeks
before menstruation. Symptoms are often mild, but can be severe enough to substantially …

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by recurrent, moderate-to-severe affective,
physical, and behavioral symptoms that develop during the luteal menstrual cycle and …

There is a new appreciation of the perimenopause—defined as the early and late
menopause transition stages as well as the early postmenopause—as a window of …

Throughout most of their lives, women are at greater risk for depression than men.
Hormones and neurotransmitters share common pathways and receptor sites in areas of the …

There is a new appreciation of the perimenopause–defined as the early and late
menopause transition stages as well as the early postmenopause-as a window of …

Premenstrual disorders (PMD) are characterised by a cluster of somatic and psychological
symptoms of varying severity that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and …

Objective: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) symptoms are eliminated by ovarian
suppression and stimulated by administration of ovarian steroids, yet they appear with …