Study, 1999
What causes PMS and how should different symptoms be treated?
PMS involves hormone problems and disruptions in brain chemical systems (GABA, serotonin, endorphins). Different symptoms may respond to different treatments: mood symptoms to medication, physical symptoms to progesterone or diuretics.
What they did
This is a review article synthesizing existing knowledge about PMS causes and treatments, not a new research study.
What they found
Both hormone problems and brain chemical system disruptions contribute to PMS. An imbalance between GABA and progesterone-derived brain chemicals may explain symptoms. Different symptoms may respond better to different treatments.
What it means for you
This presents a theoretical model of how PMS develops, not new research findings. It proposes that physical and mood-related symptoms may have different causes. The best treatments remain unclear because no single approach helps everyone.
About the study
- Original title
- [Premenstrual tension syndrome or premenstrual dysphoria]
- Authors
- Legros S, Foidart JM, Gaspard U et al.
- Journal
- Revue medicale de Liege
- Year
- 1999
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10389469/
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