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Review, 1999

Do estrogen and progesterone affect mood in women?

This review examines how estrogen and progesterone may influence mood and whether severe PMS is caused by a hormone problem, but the abstract does not state what the review found.

Moderate study design Literature review of studies on women

What they did

Literature review that examined studies on how estrogen and progesterone affect mood and whether severe PMS is causally related to an ovarian hormone disorder.

What they found

The abstract does not provide the findings or conclusions from the review.

What it means for you

This is a summary article that describes research on hormones and mood. Without reading the full article, you cannot know what the authors concluded about whether hormones cause mood changes.

About the study

Original title
Estrogen, progesterone, and mood
Authors
Schechter D
Journal
The journal of gender-specific medicine : JGSM : the official journal of the Partnership for Women's Health at Columbia
Year
1999
Study design
Review
What was tested
None - review article

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