Review, 2003
Do complementary and alternative medicine treatments work for PMS and PMDD?
Some treatments like exercise, mind-body approaches, and certain herbs and supplements have good evidence of working. Many other approaches lack conclusive evidence.
What they did
This review article searched the medical literature from 1966 onwards for studies of complementary and alternative medicine treatments for PMS and PMDD.
What they found
Many complementary and alternative approaches lack conclusive evidence of effectiveness. However, exercise, mind-body approaches, and certain herbal and nutritional supplements have substantial evidence of efficacy.
What it means for you
Women using these approaches should focus on those with evidence. This review depends on the quality of individual studies included and may not cover all available research.
About the study
- Original title
- An integrative medicine approach to premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Girman A, Lee R, Kligler B
- Journal
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
- Year
- 2003
- Study design
- Review
- What was tested
- None (review article)
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1067/mob.2003.403
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