Randomised trial, 2014
What treatments work best for PMS?
Both conventional medicines and herbal remedies can help PMS. The birth control pill drosperinone with ethinylestradiol showed great improvement in clinical trials, and micronutrients and herbs were also found effective.
What they did
This was a literature review. Researchers searched three databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar) for studies on PMS treatment, looking for both conventional (prescription) and alternative (natural) approaches. They reviewed publications with abstracts and full articles.
What they found
Among conventional treatments, drosperinone combined with ethinylestradiol showed great improvement in PMS symptoms in randomized clinical trials. Among alternative therapies, use of micronutrients and herbs were found effective for treating PMS symptoms.
What it means for you
Multiple types of treatments appear to help PMS, including prescription birth control pills and natural remedies with micronutrients or herbs. This is a summary of other research rather than new data, so the conclusions depend on the quality of studies reviewed.
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databases searched for studies
About the study
- Original title
- Review on treatment of premenstrual syndrome: from conventional to alternative approach
- Authors
- Verma RK, Chellappan DK, Pandey AK
- Journal
- Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology
- Year
- 2014
- Study design
- Randomised trial
- What was tested
- Not applicable. Review of conventional and alternative PMS treatments.
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1515/jbcpp-2013-0072
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