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 …

Certain women experience negative mood symptoms during the menstrual cycle and
progesterone addition in estrogen treatments. In women with PMDD increased negative …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

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 syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are common
disorders of the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and are characterized by moderate to …

Objective: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a common mood disorder,
characterized by distressing affective, behavioral, and somatic symptoms in the late luteal …

Gonadal hormones are known to influence the regulation of emotional responses and
affective states. Whereas fluctuations in progesterone and estradiol are associated with …

Women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) experience mood symptoms related
to the increase in progesterone and the neuroactive steroid allopregnanolone. Our …

The acute neural effects of progesterone are mediated by its neuroactive metabolites
allopregnanolone and pregnanolone. These neurosteroids potentiate the inhibitory actions …

Certain women experience negative mood symptoms as a result of progesterone during the
luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, progestagens in hormonal contraceptives, or the …