The focus of this chapter is the relationship between the onset of depression in women and
the reproductive events of the menopause transition. Epidemiologic studies have …

The influence of endocrine function on the mood of the menopausal woman continues to be
debated and researched. While many women present at the menopause with depression …

The authors first demonstrate that most of the claims about sex and gender are not well
supported by research, and then provide readers with constructive critical tools they can …

Hot flashes are a primary reason that midlife women seek medical care, but there is little
information about the onset or the predictors of hot flashes in the years before the …

Menopause is a biological reality for all women in their forties and fifties. Yet the way we
think about the cessation of menstruation is influenced by a variety of factors. Cultural and …

Objectives: We studied the possible influence of modern cultural conditions on symptoms at
menopause in three distant populations, comparing urban vs. rural women from three …

OBJECTIVE: To examine change in health functioning as women progress through the
menopausal transition. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective study of 2,489 women …

Sexual dysfunction is a well‐known symptom of depression. However, it has received little, if
any, attention from clinicians and researchers. A review of published literature suggests that …

Background: An association between abnormal changes in reproductive endocrine function
during the perimenopause and the onset of depression in some women has been …

Objective: Across a woman's lifetime, variations in hormone levels are known to influence
mood and well-being. Whether absolute or changes in hormone levels over time are …