Weekly estradiol fluctuation predicts anxiety symptoms in perimenopausal women

Abstract

Anxiety is a common mood symptom that may be experienced by some menopausal women; however, few studies have explored the concept of anxiety in the context of menopause. Consequently, the anxiety experience in menopause is not well defined and raises the question: Is menopausal anxiety a unique and distinctly different syndrome? The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the experience of new-onset anxiety in menopausal women.