All Entries in the "PMS" Category

Risk Factors Associated With PMS

There is a significant proportion of women (some estimates put it as high as 8%) who suffer from premenstrual syndrome symptoms and need some sort of treatment or medical help for their symptoms.
There are certain factors that increase a woman’s risk of having PMS and they are:

Age is a prime factor for [...]

Typical PMS Symptoms

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (also called PMT or premenstrual tension) is defined as a set of physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms connected to a woman’s menstrual cycle, that appear a few days to a couple of weeks before a period.
While 80% women experience at least some symptoms, about 2 to 5 % of [...]

Good News For Severe PMS Sufferers

In a recent study, researchers found that treating women with severe PMS for a longer period of time meant reducing the chances that those women would have a relapse.
PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, can cause mild symptoms of fatigue, irritability, cramping, and mild physical or emotional symptoms.
On the other hand, the [...]

Well-Balanced Diet To Reduce PMS Symptoms

PMS is a normal part of a woman’s reproductive system.
The monthly menstruation cycle can lead to both physical and emotional symptoms of great discomfort such as mood swings, bloating, increased anxiousness and breast tenderness.
Up to 85% of women have several PMS symptoms, but only 8% of them have severe symptoms that [...]

How To Cope Up With PMS?

Premenstrual syndrome is most common problem for many menstruating females and every one of you can experience it once in your entire menstrual years.
Some of you can experience worst effects including depression and lack of energy while others can have routine menstrual cramps and bloating.
Despite of intensity of the pain and other [...]

Simple Diet Changes To Manage PMS Symptoms

Whether you are experiencing severe menstrual cramps or mood swings, PMS (premenstrual syndrome) can get in the way of every woman’s routine life.
Almost 85% of menstruating women has some form of PMS symptoms and about 8% suffer with severe PMS symptoms.
However, you can reduce the severity of the symptoms with simple [...]

Cigarette Smoking May Worsen Premenstrual Woes

Here’s another reason not to smoke, if you’re a woman: PMS.
Women 27 to 44 years old who smoke are twice as likely to develop premenstrual syndrome over the next two to four years, especially hormonally-related symptoms like backaches, bloating, breast tenderness, and acne, Dr. Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and [...]

Are You Aware Of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

Do you repeatedly experience unpleasant, disturbing, emotional symptoms before your regular menstruation cycle?
Then you might be suffering with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
If you think that you are the only person suffering with this disgusting condition, then just try to throw away such kind of thinking.
It has been estimated that almost 75% [...]