Study, 1985
How should doctors diagnose and treat PMS?
PMS is diagnosed by tracking symptoms across multiple cycles while ruling out other conditions. Treatment involves education, lifestyle changes, and medications, often requiring a team of doctors.
What they did
PMS diagnosis and treatment approaches were discussed, covering symptom tracking, ruling out other conditions, and management strategies.
What they found
PMS is a recurring set of disabling symptoms that occur in relation to the menstrual cycle. Doctors should chart symptom severity over consecutive cycles and rule out other gynecological and psychiatric conditions. Management uses education, environmental changes, and medications.
What it means for you
Managing PMS effectively requires a team approach with multiple doctors (family doctor, psychiatrist, gynecologist) working together. Individual treatment must be tailored based on each woman's symptoms and response to different management options.
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome: diagnosis and management
- Authors
- Rowe CJ
- Journal
- Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
- Year
- 1985
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Clinical management approaches
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21274063/