Study, 2012
How should PMS treatments be chosen?
Different treatments work for different women. Treatment selection should be based on each woman's specific symptoms and needs using established management principles from a clinical guideline.
What they did
Treatment selection for PMS can be individualized using a clinical guideline from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which outlines management principles for PMS.
What they found
Multiple treatment approaches exist for PMS and should be matched to each woman's symptoms.
What it means for you
This focuses on how doctors should approach treatment decisions using an established clinical guideline rather than testing how well specific treatments work. The value depends on the quality of the guideline itself.
About the study
- Original title
- Treatment of premenstrual syndrome: a decision-making algorithm
- Authors
- Panay N
- Journal
- Menopause international
- Year
- 2012
- Study design
- Study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1258/mi.2012.012019
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