Review, 2000
How is true PMS diagnosed?
True PMS is diagnosed by a pattern of cyclic symptoms that significantly affect daily life and relationships, not by blood tests or medical tests. Effective treatments include medications, nutritional supplements, and behavior modifications.
What they did
Clinical review article describing diagnostic criteria for PMS and PMDD and outlining effective treatment approaches including medications, supplements, and behavioral strategies.
What they found
True PMS causes significant difficulties in everyday life and relationships, distinguishing it from the milder premenstrual symptoms many women experience. Medications, nutritional supplements, and behavior modifications have proved effective for relief of PMS symptoms.
What it means for you
PMS is a recognized medical condition with real effects on daily functioning, not just a stereotype. The limitation is that this abstract is very brief and does not provide specific details about which particular treatments work best.
About the study
- Original title
- Is it premenstrual syndrome? Keys to focused diagnosis, therapies for multiple symptoms
- Authors
- Frye GM, Silverman SD
- Journal
- Postgraduate medicine
- Year
- 2000
- Study design
- Review
- What was tested
- Medications, nutritional supplements, behavior modifications
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.3810/pgm.2000.5.1.1071
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