Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress
YOUNG E, ALTEMUS M. Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2004, 1021: 124-133. PMID: 15251881, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1308.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStressful life eventsMajor depressionDepressed womenPostmenopausal depressed womenReproductive hormonal changesLife eventsNormal progesteronePremenopausal womenCommon etiologyOvarian hormonesOvarian steroidsHPA axisAdrenal axisNormal womenLow estradiolFirst episodeDepressed menHormonal changesBaseline cortisolEstradiolInhibitory feedbackPubertyYoung adulthoodWomenDepression