Study, 2019
What treatments are available for PMS?
Mild PMS can be treated with lifestyle changes like good sleep and exercise, or with therapy approaches. More severe PMS may need medication or in rare cases surgery.
What they did
This is a review chapter discussing the causes of PMS, how it is diagnosed, and the range of treatment options from lifestyle changes to medication to surgery.
What they found
Mild PMS is treated with lifestyle changes such as good sleep patterns and regular exercise, and with non-medication approaches like bright-light therapy, stress management, and behavioral therapy. More severe PMS may require medication. In rare cases, women who respond very well to hormone-blocking medication and have finished having children may consider surgery.
What it means for you
Multiple treatment options exist for PMS depending on how severe the symptoms are. Doctors should match the intensity of treatment to how severe the symptoms are. This is a review of treatment approaches based on existing knowledge, not a new study testing how well any specific treatment works.
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Sai Gnanasambanthan, Shree Datta
- Journal
- Obstetrics Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine
- Year
- 2019
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Review of treatment options ranging from lifestyle to therapy to medication
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2019.06.003
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