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Climbing the Walls
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Are hormones the final frontier for women with ADHD? | 6
MAY 7, 202528 MIN
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Description
Women with ADHD are frustrated with a medical community that can’t answer their questions about how hormones impact ADHD. Searching for answers, they turn to online communities for information and support.
Danielle talks to experts about the latest research on ADHD in women, and what the future of treatment could look like.
More on this story:
A guide to hormones and ADHD
ADHD and periods
ADHD and menopause
For a transcript and more resources, visit the episode page on Understood.org.
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