AIM: Depressive disorders and symptoms are common among middle-aged women. The
effects of hormones on depression remain unclear. This review aims to clarify the nature of …

Aim Depression is common and may have significant implications for the individual, their
families and work and for the health care system. The menopause transition (MT) may be an …

OBJECTIVE: Cross sectional and longitudinal studies have suggested that the menopausal
transition is a period of vulnerability for the development of depressive symptoms in women …

There is accumulating evidence but no definitive answers about the incidence of depressed
mood in the menopause transition and its association with the changing hormonal milieu …

It has long been recognized that women are at a higher risk than men to develop depression
and that such risk is particularly associated with reproductive cycle events. Recent long …

Background Although there are plausible mechanisms of female hormones in depression,
epidemiological evidence has shown conflicting results. Objective This study aimed to …

Objective Menopausal transition and early postmenopausal years have been described as a
“window of vulnerability” for the development of depressive symptoms or depression (new or …

Background Gender differences, related to varying sexual hormone levels and hormone
secretion patterns across the lifespan, contribute to women's vulnerability to mood disorders …

Background This paper examines the factors associated with depressive symptoms during
the perimenopausal transition, to increase the understanding about the etiology of …

Background Women are believed to be more vulnerable to develop a depression or
depressive symptoms during the perimenopause. Estimates from individual studies are …