Menstruation

Name: premenstrual syndrome Synonyms: PMS, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, PMDD, late luteal phase dysphoria, premenstrual tension, General description This syndrome refers to a complex of physical and mood symptoms that worsen in the one to two weeks prior to...

  Do you suffer with periodic bloating and abdominal discomfort? · Is it related to your period? · Do you get constipated or suffer with diarrhoea regularly? · Does your weight vary throughout the month? You are probably suffering from PMS bloat. If your symptoms are really...

You may want to view one of our articles on PMS and related conditions: Disease Profile for Premenstrual Syndrome Premenstrual Syndrome vs. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Idiopathic Cyclic Edema Menstrual Migraine Headache Literature findings: Doses of...

A significant number of women who suffer from severe premenstrual symptoms, around half, have found relief with the antidepressant known as sertraline. However, women tend to relapse somewhere between 6-8 months after they stop...

Getting lots of calcium and vitamin D in your diet may just lower your risk for developing premenstrual syndrome (PMS). So says a study that was published in the JAMA/Archives journal called Archives of Internal Medicine. It's...

Everyone knows that what we eat can affect our bodies and how we feel, so it makes sense that what you eat can also affect your menstrual cycle. Turns out that your diet and...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to the variation of physical and mood symptoms that appear during the last one or two weeks of the menstrual cycle and disappear by the end of...

Most women (90%) experience some degree of premenstrual symptoms (PMS) during the menstrual cycle's luteal phase and some 20%-30% report moderate to severe symptoms. At the more severe end of the symptom scale is...