Does Hormone Replacement Therapy really help pre-menopause mood swings?
The exact relation between sex hormones and mood is still ambiguous, however, some facts are beginning to emerge. Estrogen dose have a positive effect on mood in some women, though neither the mechanism nor the reason behind it is understood. Current studies do show that maintaining a leveled estrogen/progesterone balance helps alleviate depressive symptoms. We do know that the symptoms are triggered by changes in the hormonal levels, thus we can safely speculate that mood swings are an imbalance of hormones. Acupuncture and herbal formulas can adjust hormone levels and consequently positively effect mood swings.
