How to study the menstrual cycle: Practical tools and recommendations

KM Schmalenberger, HA Tauseef, JC Barone… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite decades of research on the physiological and psychological effects of the menstrual
cycle, studies have not sufficiently adopted consistent methods for operationalizing the …

[HTML][HTML] Allopregnanolone in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD): Evidence for dysregulated sensitivity to GABA-A receptor modulating neuroactive steroids …

L Hantsoo, CN Epperson - Neurobiology of Stress, 2020 - Elsevier
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe mood disorder with core symptoms
(affective lability, irritability, depressed mood, anxiety) and increased sensitivity to stress …

Towards understanding the biology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: From genes to GABA

L Hantsoo, JL Payne - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe mood disorder, with affective
symptoms that rise and fall in concert with the hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle …

Premenstrual exacerbations of mood disorders: findings and knowledge gaps

C Kuehner, S Nayman - Current psychiatry reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In contrast to premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD),
premenstrual exacerbations (PMEs) of ongoing mood disorders are understudied. The aim …

Factors associated with the prevalence and severity of menstrual-related symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Mitsuhashi, A Sawai, K Kiyohara, H Shiraki… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to identify factors associated with the prevalence and severity of menstrual-
related symptoms. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021208432). We …

Progesterone and its metabolites play a beneficial role in affect regulation in the female brain

M Stefaniak, E Dmoch-Gajzlerska, K Jankowska… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a female affective disorder that is defined by mood
symptoms. The condition is linked to unstable progesterone concentrations. Progestin …

Association between smoking and premenstrual syndrome: a meta-analysis

SH Choi, A Hamidovic - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Results of basic science studies demonstrate shared actions of endogenous neuroactive
steroid hormones and drugs of abuse on neurotransmission. As such, premenstrual …

Early-and late-luteal-phase estrogen and progesterone levels of women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

JY Yen, HC Lin, PC Lin, TL Liu, CY Long… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Objective/introduction: The dynamics of ovarian hormone fluctuations during the luteal
phase of the menstruation cycle were previously suggested to contribute to the development …

Low doses of fluoxetine for the treatment of emotional premenstrual syndrome: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study

MCMF Maranho, VG Guapo, MG de Rezende… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The neuroactive metabolite of progesterone, allopregnanolone (ALLO), has
been implicated in premenstrual syndrome (PMS) physiopathology and preclinical studies …

Are there temporal subtypes of premenstrual dysphoric disorder?: using group-based trajectory modeling to identify individual differences in symptom change

TA Eisenlohr-Moul, G Kaiser, C Weise… - Psychological …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPremenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a new Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 diagnosis characterized by the cyclical emergence of …