Longitudinal Change in Reproductive Hormones and Depressive Symptoms Across the Menopausal Transition

Joyce T. Bromberger, Laura L. Schott, Howard M. Kravitz, MaryFran Sowers, Nancy E. Avis, Ellen B. Gold, John F. Randolph, Karen A. Matthews

Archives of General Psychiatry · 2010 · 318 citations · 47 references

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Abstract

Higher testosterone levels may contribute to higher depressive symptoms during the menopausal transition. This association is independent of menopausal status, which remains an independent predictor of higher depressive symptoms.

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