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title: Does calcium supplementation help premenstrual syndrome? | Niyora
description: Yes, calcium supplementation of 1200-1600 mg/d should be considered a sound treatment option for women with PMS.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/calcium-treatment-for-premenstrual-syndrome-1999/
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Review, 1999

# Does calcium supplementation help premenstrual syndrome?

Yes, calcium supplementation of 1200-1600 mg/d should be considered a sound treatment option for women with PMS.

 Moderate study design

Women with premenstrual syndrome

## What they did

Literature review of clinical studies from January 1967 to September 1999 examining the use of calcium in treating premenstrual symptoms.

## What they found

Calcium supplementation of 1200-1600 mg/d should be considered a sound treatment option in women with PMS. The supplemental dose can be adjusted downward in patients who routinely consume large quantities of calcium in their diet.

## What it means for you

This review synthesized existing studies and recommends calcium as a treatment option. However, the full details of which studies were reviewed and their quality are not provided in this summary.

1200-1600

Recommended calcium dose (mg/d)

50%

Percentage of women experiencing some form of PMS

## About the study

Original title Calcium treatment for premenstrual syndrome Authors Ward MW, Holimon TD Journal The Annals of pharmacotherapy Year 1999 Study design Review What was tested Calcium supplementation of 1200-1600 mg/d Read the paper [doi.org/10.1345/aph.19023](https://doi.org/10.1345/aph.19023)

## Topics

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

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