What are my chances of experiencing mood problems during menopause?

Women develop mood problems and depression if they experience hot flashes and night sweats than if they do not. Women who have a long menopause transition have been shown to be at a higher risk of developing mood problems. Mood problems may coincide with the time when menstrual periods are skipped.

The exact percentage of women who have mild-to-moderate mood problems versus those with more serious mood problems is hard to say, as the medical studies have used different ways of measuring mood. Certain risk factors increase a woman�s chance of developing mood problems or depression with menopause, although some women may have these risk factors and not develop mood problems. The risk factors are:A history of having a depressed mood or depressionA postpartum depression or premenstrual syndromeStressful life eventsA high-stress home or work environmentAn unhealthy lifestyle�smoking and getting little exerciseDifficulty paying for the basicsLower educational levelHealth problemsLack of a partner or single parenthoodNegative attitudes toward aging and menopauseHot flashes or night sweats along with other bodily symptoms of menopauseAn early natural menopause (before age 40).

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