Study, 1991
How should PMS treatment be chosen based on symptoms?
Treatment should be matched to the specific symptoms that need control. This article reviews categories of symptoms, when they occur during the cycle, and theories about what causes PMS.
What they did
The author reviewed information about PMS symptom categories, when they occur during the cycle, different theories about the causes of PMS, and how well these theories have been tested through research.
What they found
PMS symptoms fall into different categories and occur at different times of the cycle. Some women don't realize their symptoms follow a cycle pattern, which makes diagnosis difficult. The author discusses several theories about what causes PMS and which ones have research support.
What it means for you
This is a guide for matching treatment to symptoms rather than using one approach for all women with PMS. The main limitation is that this is a review of existing knowledge, not a new study, so it doesn't identify which specific treatments work best for which symptoms.
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome. Tailoring treatment to symptoms
- Authors
- Nader S
- Journal
- Postgraduate medicine
- Year
- 1991
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None - review of treatment approaches
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1991.11700989
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