Did You Have PMDD or Postpartum Depression? Here's What It Means for Menopause

Your PMDD and postpartum history are not separate stories from menopause. They are the same story. A 2026 study of 180 women in menopause clinics found that prior reproductive depression, severe PMS, PMDD, and perinatal depression, independently predicted worse depressive symptoms during the transition. Prior depression unrelated to hormones did not, once the reproductive history was accounted for. The published data names the pattern: hormonal mood sensitivity. The clinical reality it misses is that most menopause intakes never ask about it. If your moo… Video by YouTube channel.