Study, 2010
How should women manage PMS based on symptom severity?
Treatment for PMS depends on how severe your symptoms are. Women with mild symptoms can often manage with lifestyle changes. Women with more severe symptoms may need medication plus lifestyle changes or just medication.
What they did
This article reviewed approaches to managing PMS based on symptom severity.
What they found
For mild symptoms, recommendations are a healthy diet, limiting sodium and caffeine, exercise, and stress management. For moderate symptoms, medical treatment combined with lifestyle changes may help. For severe symptoms, medications may help. Dietary supplements including calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin D, and vitamin B6 may also help.
What it means for you
There are many ways to manage PMS, and the right approach depends on symptom severity. This article summarizes recommendations rather than reporting new research findings.
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About the study
- Original title
- PREMENSTRUAL SENDROM VE BAŞETME
- Authors
- Sibel Öztürk, Derya Tanrıverdi
- Journal
- DergiPark (Istanbul University)
- Year
- 2010
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Various management approaches (lifestyle changes, supplements, medications).
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.17049/ahsbd.74879