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title: What is premenstrual syndrome and what are the main treatment options?
description: PMS is a cyclical condition involving mood, emotional, and physical symptoms. We do not know what causes it. No single treatment works for everyone, but relax
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-syndrome-1994-52d156/
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Review, 1994

# What is premenstrual syndrome and what are the main treatment options?

PMS is a cyclical condition involving mood, emotional, and physical symptoms. We do not know what causes it. No single treatment works for everyone, but relaxation techniques and psychiatric medications have shown the most recent progress.

 Moderate study design

Not applicable. This is a review article.

## What they did

This is a review article that summarized existing knowledge about premenstrual syndrome and its treatments from the research literature.

## What they found

PMS involves behavioral, emotional, and physical symptoms that happen cyclically. The cause is unknown. Many treatment options exist, but no therapy has consistently reduced symptoms for all women. Recent advances have occurred in relaxation techniques and psychotropic therapies (psychiatric medications).

## What it means for you

PMS is a real condition but we still do not understand what causes it. This means treatment needs to be customized to the individual rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. The main limit is that this is a summary of other people's research, not new findings.

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual syndrome Authors DeMonico SO, Brown CS, Ling FW Journal Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology Year 1994 Study design Review What was tested Not applicable. This is a review article. Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7893953/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7893953/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[GnRH agonists and ovarian suppression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-gnrh/)

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