Depression - looking at your mental health is as important as assessing factors affecting your physical health. If you've ever thought that more women than men seem to suffer from depression , you're right.
Statistics show that women are about twice as likely as men to become depressed.
And certain subgroups of women may be especially likely to have a depressive episode. At least one reason for women's greater tendency to experience major depression , postpartum depression , and premenstrual dysphoric disorder may be the female hormone estrogen, which is involved in much of the reproductive activity of a woman's body. When estrogen levels are out of balance, that may have a negative effect on the activity of some of the brain chemicals known as neurotransmitters . As a result, the neurotransmitters may not regulate mood properly. The neurotransmitter whose role in depression has been studied the most is serotonin.