TY - CHAP AU - Rosa Isela García-Ríos AU - Armando Mora-Pérez AU - Cesar Soria- Fregozo ED - Juan Francisco Rodriguez-Landa ED - Jonathan Cueto-Escobedo Y1 - 2017-08-16 PY - 2017 T1 - Depression and Serotonergic Changes during the Climacteric and Postmenopausal Stages: Hormonal Influences N2 - Menopause is a natural state of development in women, but it is also a period of vulnerability to the development of several disorders, such as vasomotor symptoms, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, osteoporosis, cognitive deterioration, depression, and anxiety. Factors as diverse as culture, diet, exercise, maternity, age, and genetics can influence the severity of symptoms that are experienced during menopause and can modify the response to diverse therapies. Studying menopause from a multidisciplinary perspective will help elucidate the different factors that affect health during this specific stage of a woman's life. This book presents several aspects of menopause, including its evolutionary origins, novel nonhormonal therapies, and the neurobiology of related disorders. BT - Menopause SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69786 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.69786 SN - 978-953-51-3406-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -