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title: What are the treatment options for PMS? | Niyora
description: Multiple treatments exist for PMS including lifestyle changes and different medications. Combined oral contraceptives with folates may particularly help with
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-syndrome-new-possibilities-of-therapy-2017/
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Study, 2017

# What are the treatment options for PMS?

Multiple treatments exist for PMS including lifestyle changes and different medications. Combined oral contraceptives with folates may particularly help with mood and thinking problems.

 Early or limited evidence

General guidance for women with PMS

## What they did

This text reviews different treatment approaches for PMS rather than testing a specific treatment. It summarizes options available to doctors managing PMS.

## What they found

PMS affects mood, physical symptoms, blood vessels, and metabolism. Treatment usually starts with diet and lifestyle changes including better work-rest balance and stress management. Medications used include hormonal therapies, psychiatric drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, water pills, herbal remedies, homeopathic preparations, and vitamins. Combined oral contraceptives containing folates may particularly help emotional and thinking problems by supporting the central nervous system.

## What it means for you

Women with PMS have many treatment options. Lifestyle changes like diet and stress reduction are typically the first step. If medication is needed, doctors can choose from many types. This is a discussion of treatment possibilities rather than research testing a specific treatment.

multiple

medication types mentioned (hormonal, psychiatric, anti-inflammatory, and others)

## About the study

Original title PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME NEW POSSIBILITIES OF THERAPY Authors Olga I. Lisitsyna, E. G. Khilkevich Journal Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council Year 2017 Study design Study What was tested Multiple treatment approaches reviewed (lifestyle, medications, herbal remedies) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21518/2079-701x-2017-13-50-53](https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701x-2017-13-50-53)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Oral contraceptives and drospirenone](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-hormonal-contraceptives/)[Diuretics and other drugs](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diuretics-other-drugs/)

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