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title: What recent advances have been made in understanding and treating PMS?
description: Diagnosis has been refined, genetic factors seem important to PMS, the interaction between hormones and serotonin is now understood to be central, and several
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/advances-in-premenstrual-syndrome-1993/
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Study, 1993

# What recent advances have been made in understanding and treating PMS?

Diagnosis has been refined, genetic factors seem important to PMS, the interaction between hormones and serotonin is now understood to be central, and several treatment options are being tested.

 Moderate study design

General review of PMS research findings

## What they did

Reviewed recent scientific contributions to PMS research and treatment.

## What they found

Diagnostic criteria have been refined. Genetic factors appear to be contributory. The interaction between gonadal steroids and the central nervous system, particularly the serotonin system, seems central to what causes PMS. Several treatment options have been suggested that require further study.

## What it means for you

PMS is better understood now through improved diagnosis, recognition of genetic factors, and identification of serotonin as important. This understanding has led to new treatment options being tested, though more research is needed to confirm which work best.

## About the study

Original title Advances in premenstrual syndrome Authors Teri B. Pearlstein Journal Current Opinion in Psychiatry Year 1993 Study design Study What was tested Various emerging treatments under investigation Read the paper [doi.org/10.1097/00001504-199312000-00014](https://doi.org/10.1097/00001504-199312000-00014)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)

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