PMS News & Features
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Why PMS Gives You Insomnia
Can't sleep before you get your period? Here's why -- and what you can do about it.
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Menstrual Cycle Changes After COVID Vaccine Are Temporary
Two international studies confirm potential menstrual changes associated with getting a COVID vaccine are typically minor and temporary.
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Too Much Drinking May Be Tied to PMS: Study
The researchers also estimated that about 21 percent of PMS cases might be attributed to alcohol use among American and European women, whose drinking rates are especially high.
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Antidepressants Top Treatment Choice for Severe PMS: Researchers
Other options include birth control pills, calcium, study says
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PMS: Diet Dos and Don'ts
WebMD talks to experts about foods to eat or avoid to help control PMS.
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Vitamin E and Fatty Acids May Ease PMS
A supplement containing vitamin E and essential fatty acids may help reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), a study shows.
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Stress May Raise Risk of Premenstrual Syndrome
Feeling stressed out in the weeks preceding your menstrual cycle may raise your risk for experiencing more severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms, a study shows.
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New Drug Eases Menstrual Cramps
An experimental new drug may help ease menstrual cramps by targeting the cause rather than the symptom of the pain.
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Yaz Approved for Severe PMS
Yaz is the first birth control pill to gain FDA approval for treating premenstrual dysphoric disorder, the most severe form of PMS.
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PMS a Concern? It Might Not Just Be Hormones
Whether or not a woman suffers from monthly premenstrual mood swings may be related to how her brain is wired as well as her hormones.
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No-Period Birth Control Pill May Help PMS
The first birth control pill designed to completely eliminate periods for one year is also proving to be an effective treatment for premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
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Low-Dose Birth Control Pill Treats Severe PMS
A low-dose oral contraceptive that is not yet on the market may be an effective alternative to antidepressants for the treatment of severe premenstrual syndrome.
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Calcium, Vitamin D in Diet May Prevent PMS
Now there's yet another reason for women to get plenty of calcium and vitamin D. The bone-building nutrients may prevent PMS.
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PMS: Fact or Fiction
Women Swallow Too Many Negative Media Messages, Says Study
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Winning the War on PMS
Women who think they suffer from PMS will still want to consult a doctor, experts say, to rule out such medical problems as fibroids and endometriosis. Once you're past that step, you'll be glad to know there's an ever-growing arsenal to employ in the battle for relief -- from dietary changes and exercise to multivitamins and prescription medication.
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So, Just How Common Is the Severe Form of PMS?
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Is Real and Disruptive, Doctors Say
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Severe Form of PMS May Have Roots in Stress
Sufferers Seem to Have Abnormal Hormonal Response to Stress
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Chaste Tree Bears Fruit for PMS Relief
It probably wouldn't taste good on breakfast cereal, but a dried extract of the fruit of the chaste tree could help women who suffer from premenstrual syndrome find relief from symptoms such as irritability, mood swings, anger, headache, and breast fullness, according to German researchers.
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Feel Like Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Certain Times of the Month?
Virtually every woman knows when her period is coming. The bloating, the breast tenderness, the 'munchies,' and mood swings are known and typically endured because the symptoms are relatively mild for most women. For approximately 5% of women, though, this time is true agony.
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Herb May Curb PMS
New research will come as good news for some of the women who lose several days each month to the depression, cramps, and fatigue that are the hallmarks of severe premenstrual syndrome, or PMS.
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FDA Approves Prozac for Treating Severe Form of PMS
The world's leading antidepressant has a new use and a new name.
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Can Pheremones Help PMS?
A new study indicates that women who sniff a chemical found in male skin and body hair can reduce nervousness, tension, and other negative feelings.
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PMS: It's Not All in Your Head
Are you irritable? Bloated? Depressed? Angry? Do you suffer from headaches, loss of libido, or mood swings? It could be premenstrual syndrome, or PMS -- then again, it might not be.
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Severe PMS Linked with Chronic Hormone Disorder
Women with a severe form of premenstrual syndrome are more sensitive to pain and are more likely to have chronically lower levels of beta-endorphins, the body's natural painkilling hormones, according to a new study.
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PMS Signs and Symptoms
If the sadness and mood swings don't get you, the cramps and headaches just might. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects almost all women to some degree.