Non-randomised trial, 1989
How should PMS be diagnosed and treated?
PMS is diagnosed by tracking symptoms during menstrual cycles. Treatment depends on which symptoms bother a woman most because the underlying causes are unknown.
Early or limited evidence Not specified; review article
What they did
Review of approaches to PMS diagnosis and management.
What they found
Prospective documentation of symptom timing in relation to menstruation establishes PMS diagnosis. Various pharmacologic agents can reduce PMS symptoms, but therapy must be tailored to each individual's symptom pattern.
What it means for you
There is no one-size-fits-all PMS treatment; what works depends on your symptoms. The main limit is that this is a general review from 1989, not original research.
About the study
- Original title
- The premenstrual syndrome--diagnosis and management
- Authors
- Smith S, Schiff I
- Journal
- Fertility and sterility
- Year
- 1989
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- What was tested
- Various pharmacologic agents (not specified)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60959-7