PMS News & Features

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.

Other options include birth control pills, calcium, study says

WebMD talks to experts about herbal remedies for PMS.

WebMD talks to experts about foods to eat or avoid to help control PMS.

Can't sleep before you get your period? Here's why -- and what you can do about it.

A supplement containing vitamin E and essential fatty acids may help reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), a study shows.

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.

An experimental new drug may help ease menstrual cramps by targeting the cause rather than the symptom of the pain.

Yaz is the first birth control pill to gain FDA approval for treating premenstrual dysphoric disorder, the most severe form of PMS.

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.

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).

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.

Now there's yet another reason for women to get plenty of calcium and vitamin D. The bone-building nutrients may prevent PMS.

Women Swallow Too Many Negative Media Messages, Says Study

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.

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Is Real and Disruptive, Doctors Say

Sufferers Seem to Have Abnormal Hormonal Response to Stress

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.

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.

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.

The world's leading antidepressant has a new use and a new name.

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.

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.

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.

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.