Sex steroids and the female brain across the lifespan: insights into risk of depression and Alzheimer's disease

C Barth, A Crestol, AMG de Lange… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite widespread sex differences in prevalence and presentation of numerous illnesses
affecting the human brain, there has been little focus on the effect of endocrine ageing. Most …

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 …

New pharmacological approaches to the management of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

I Sundström-Poromaa, E Comasco - CNS drugs, 2023 - Springer
Premenstrual symptoms are experienced by many female individuals during their fertile age.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a sex-specific mood disorder, affects about 5% of …

Critiquing menstrual pain technologies through the lens of feminist disability studies

JY Park, S Hsueh, N Campo Woytuk, X Huang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Menstrual pain or dysmenorrhea refers to abdominal cram** or pain before and during
menstruation, causing a spectrum of discomfort among people who menstruate. Menstrual …

[HTML][HTML] Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females

C Bencker, L Gschwandtner, S Nayman… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Progesterone is a highly lipophilic gonadal hormone that can influence behavior and mental
health through its receptors in the brain. Fluctuations in progesterone levels across critical …

Chronicling menstrual cycle patterns across the reproductive lifespan with real-world data

AC Cunningham, L Pal, AP Wickham, C Prentice… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The intricate hormonal and physiological changes of the menstrual cycle can influence
health on a daily basis. Although prior studies have helped improve our understanding of …

Prevalence and associated factors of premenstrual syndrome in Chinese adolescent girls

X Liu, ZZ Liu, Y Yang, CX Jia - Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2023 - Springer
Epidemiological data on premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in Chinese adolescents are limited.
This study reported the prevalence and associated factors of PMS in a large sample of …

Global, regional, and national burden of premenstrual syndrome, 1990–2019: an analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

X Liu, R Li, S Wang, J Zhang - Human Reproduction, 2024 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION What is the burden of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) at the global,
regional, and national levels across 21 regions and 204 countries and territories …

Development and validation of risk prediction model for premenstrual syndrome in nurses: results from the nurses-based the TARGET cohort study

L Li, X Lv, Y Li, X Zhang, M Li, Y Cao - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) stands as a significant concern within the realm
gynecological disorders, profoundly impacting women of childbearing age in China …

Use of Vitex agnus-castus in patients with menstrual cycle disorders: a single-center retrospective longitudinal cohort study

M Höller, H Steindl, D Abramov-Sommariva… - Archives of gynecology …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate clinical characteristics, quality of life (QoL) and effectiveness in patients
with menstrual cycle disorders (MCDs) including abnormal uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea …