How does the limbic system link our hormones to our behaviors?
The limbic system is a group of interconnected brain areas that are related to memory and experiencing emotions and deploying...
Hormone changes can mess with women’s brains at key times
A subset of women experience instability in their neurological or emotional well being because of hormone changes. For example, some...
The Yin/Yang relationship of our sex hormones
I previously detailed 3 well-described patterns of catamenial symptoms that women report: Type 1 – premenstrual, Type 2 – peri-ovulatory...
What does “catamenial” mean for women and why is it important?
When a woman comes for a neuroendocrine consultation to get help with hard-to-control seizures or troubling emotional changes, my ability...
PMS in young adolescent women
To give you a sense of what I am talking about, consider the 15-year-old who had suffered from progressive emotional...