P.-H. Chen

796. Basal cortisol levels across the menstrual cycle in premenstrual dysphoric disorder and premenstrual syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating methodological heterogeneity

The hypothesis that basal cortisol alterations serve as a reliable biological marker for PMDD or PMS is not supported and future psychoendocrine research in PMDD should shift focus from basal cortisol measurements toward dynamic assessments of HPA-axis reactivity or the investigation of alternative neurosteroid mechani...