So you’ve hit perimenopause, the transition from your reproductive years into menopause. This happens to most women in their 40s when hormone levels begin to decrease. It’s normal for perimenopause to ...

The transition years before menopause can bring about a whirlwind of different symptoms including changes physically, emotionally and mentally. So, it’s not surprising that perimenopause depression ...

Perimenopause is the approximately 10-year period when a woman’s hormone levels begin fluctuating before menstruation stops entirely. A new study found that perimenopausal women had a 40 percent ...

The Black Women’s Health Imperative is bringing menopause to the forefront in our communities' conversations with "Power in ...

For years, menopause and depression have been closely linked. But a new paper in the Lancet disputes the commonly held notion that menopause consistently raises the risk for mental health problems.

Her doctor prescribed an antidepressant, even though the then-36-year-old insisted she wasn’t depressed. She even went to ...

As I was taking a psychosocial medical history of a 43-year-old woman, I asked, “What is your problem?” “I can’t sleep at night, I can’t seem to remember anything, my muscles hurt, and I feel as if I ...

Dr. Laura Petrillo answers the question: 'Menopause And Risk Of Depression?' — -- Question: Can menopause increase my risk of developing depression? Answer: Most women do not develop depression ...

It's a common belief that as women enter the menopausal years, it's “normal” to feel depressed. However, this is a myth. Depression at any age is not normal and is always cause for concern. Depression ...

ON THAT TOPIC, SOME REAL TALK HERE. THE HOT FLASHES, NIGHT SWEATS, MOOD SWINGS AND CHANGES TO YOUR BODY. SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE CAN CREATE A LOT OF STRESS AND ANXIETY. AND MANY WOMEN REALLY DON’T KNOW ...

May 7, 2004 (New York) — As women transition through perimenopause, their risk of depression triples, even if they have no prior history of major depressive disorder, according to findings presented ...