Today's Good Housekeeping report reveals the latest findings and what women can do to make estrogen work for them. Here's Liz Brunner. Every woman knows that the rise and fall of estrogen can affect her emotions, from the mood swings of PMS, to post partum depression. And as many as 7-percent of women suffer from a more serious form of PMS known as PMDD, or premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Doctors believe it's due to change in fluctuations in the two hormones, estrogen and progesterone.
If you suffer from mild symptoms of PMS you can try aerobic exercise, like walking or yoga. Since estrogen levels drop after women give birth, many new moms suffer postpartum depression, often called the 'baby blues'. Treatment for depression is quite successful. Steep and erratic changes in estrogen levels can often affect women in their 30s and 40s, just before menopause. Strengthening exercises can often relieve those symptoms of perimenopause.