Lorraine Dennerstein

Because of the reproductive organs' identification with sexuality and childbearing, gynecologic surgery can be a stressful experience for women. This article reviews the research on the psychological sequelae of tubal ligation and hysterect…

As the Australian population ages, significantly more women are entering the postmenopausal stage of the climacteric, yet research focusing on the prevalence of depressive symptoms in this stage of ovarian ageing is scarce. This review will…

Somatic symptoms characterized by arthralgias, bodily aches and pains, musculoskeletal pain and joint pain have been investigated in a number of menopause and depression studies. Although depression is one of the most common causes of bodil…

Sixty women aged between 30 and 55 years, having hysterectomy for benign conditions, were prospectively studied to investigate psychological adjustment to operation, and to explore social, psychological and physical factors associated with …

A case of a puerperal psychosis in a 26-year-old woman who had a strong family history of schizophrenia is reported. Her symptoms resolved with chlorpromazine and electroconvulsive therapy, but recurred each month just before the onset of m…

Hysterectomy has long been reputed to be followed by a high incidence of psychological and sexual sequelae. Historically, the uterus was thought to have a profound influence on psychological health. Psychoanalytic viewpoints attributed sequ…