We know little about the mechanisms underlying well-known perimenopause symptoms in the brain. More research—in animals and humans—is essential.

New results suggest the disease progresses differently in women, but we need more basic science to unpack the mechanisms involved.

We argue that psychiatry has overlooked a significant modifiable risk factor for mental illness in female patients: cyclical symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle. Premenstrual dysphoric disord...

How the menstrual cycle shapes heart and brain health