Hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle are thought to play a central role in
premenstrual mood symptoms. In agreement, fluctuations in gonadal hormone levels affect …

Although ovarian hormones are thought to have a potential role in the well-known sex
difference in mood and anxiety disorders, the mechanisms through which ovarian hormone …

Premenstrual increases in negative mood are thought to arise from changes in gonadal
hormone levels, presumably by influencing mood regulation and stress sensitivity. The …

Understanding sex differences in stress regulation has important implications for
understanding basic physiological differences in the male and female brain and their impact …

Sex differences in the neural processing of emotion are of special interest considering that
mood and anxiety disorders predominant in females. However, these sex-related differences …

Premenstrual disorder (PMDD) affects around 5% of women in childbearing ages. An
increased sensitivity in emotion processing areas of the brain to variations in ovarian steroid …

Previous studies have indicated phase-related differences in HPA activity and amygdala
responsiveness in women, such that the response to negative emotional images is reduced …

Women show increased predisposition for certain psychiatric disorders, such as depression,
that are associated with disturbances in the integration of emotion and cognition. While this …

BACKGROUND: Women have approximately twice the risk of major depressive disorder
(MDD) than men, yet this difference remains largely unexplained. Previous MDD research …

The menstrual cycle has attracted research interest ever since the 1930s. For many
researchers the menstrual cycle is an excellent model of ovarian steroid influence on …