Review, 1991
How should doctors diagnose, explain, and treat PMS?
There's no consistent way to diagnose PMS and no proven safe treatment, but this review offers recommendations for helping women with PMS.
What they did
The author reviewed current medical ideas about how to diagnose PMS, what causes it, and how to treat it. They then made recommendations for how doctors can safely help women with PMS.
What they found
There is no standard diagnostic method for PMS. The cause of PMS is not well understood. There is no non-invasive, low-risk proven treatment. PMS has been discussed for almost 60 years despite these gaps.
What it means for you
Despite being talked about for 60 years, we don't have reliable ways to diagnose PMS, understand what causes it, or treat it safely. This is a review of existing knowledge with recommendations but no new research findings.
60
years PMS has been discussed
About the study
- Original title
- The elusive premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Mitchell ES
- Journal
- NAACOG's clinical issues in perinatal and women's health nursing
- Year
- 1991
- Study design
- Review
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1931374/