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Hormonal Changes and Depression: What is the Connection?
Date:11/13/2007

risk at hormonal transitions throughout life. Additionally, women and doctors have widely divergent opinions on whether women can safely take medications for depression during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.

The full report, survey results and additional information about mood disorders and their relation to hormonal changes in women can be found at the Society's Web site, http://www.womenshealthresearch.org.

The thought leaders' roundtable was supported by the Marjorie Kovler Fund and the Jennifer Mudd Houghtaling Postpartum Depression Foundation.

The media briefing and satellite media tour were supported by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth that has leading products in the areas of women's health care, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system, inflammation, hemophilia, oncology and vaccines.

Drs. Schmidt and Marts will be available to answer additional questions and provide further information about hormonal fluctuations and their impact on depression during a satellite media tour on Wednesday, November 14. For more information about the satellite media tour, please contact Alyssa Sullivan at 212-599-1797 or via email at Sullivan@homefront.tv.

The Society for Women's Health Research is the nation's only not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. Founded in 1990, the Society brought to national attention the need for the appropriate inclusion of women in major medical research studies and the need for more information about conditions affecting women disproportionately, predominately, or differently than men. The Society advocates increased funding for research on women's health; encourages the study of sex differences that may affect the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease; promotes the inclusion of women in med
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