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adult add women With ADD Face Daily Challenges Adult women with ADHD face challenges every day. Many doctors still believe that ADD is a condition only affecting men and boys. Additionally there are many ADD symptoms in women change with hormones, and become more evident during puberty, and then again when estrogen levels decrease during PMS or perimenopause. Signs and symptoms Women who suffer from adult ADD are easily frustrated and impulsive. They tend to take on projects without planning or considering the implications, such as careers and relationships. Many suffer from a high degree of rejection sensitivity which makes it difficult to deal with actual or perceived rejection. Women with ADD are more likely than those without ADD to engage in risky behaviors like early sexual contact or casual sexual relations. They could also have multiple partners, an unprotected pregnancy, or multiple partners. Depression is often a co-existing disorder or is a result of ADD and should be treated. ADD symptoms are more noticeable in girls who are puberty, PMS, and as estrogen levels decrease during perimenopausal and menopausal cycles. Diagnosis Doctors may miss diagnosing ADD in women because they mistakenly believe that it is more prevalent in boys. Women who suffer from ADD are more emotional than other women, particularly when they are going through puberty, experience PMS, or enter menopausal perimenopausal phase. They can be impulsive, rushing into things without planning. Depression is often a co-occurring disorder or a result.