There is definitely a hormonal connection. I had a baby shortly after my diagnosis and the pregnancy definitely had a permanent, negative impact on the PD. I have talked to several young onset women who experienced the same; one of whom had no motor symptoms emerge until after she had been breastfeeding for a few months.

Researchers are just now starting to explore how PD is different for women, and we just posted an article abstract in another thread that suggests sex hormones may be treatment approaches down the road. Progesterone is thought to play a key role as well in neurodegenerative disease as well.

Laura