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title: What treatments work best for PMS? | Niyora
description: Both conventional medicines and herbal remedies can help PMS. The birth control pill drosperinone with ethinylestradiol showed great improvement in clinical t
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Randomised trial, 2014

# What treatments work best for PMS?

Both conventional medicines and herbal remedies can help PMS. The birth control pill drosperinone with ethinylestradiol showed great improvement in clinical trials, and micronutrients and herbs were also found effective.

 Strong study design

Literature review of multiple published studies on PMS treatment

## What they did

This was a literature review. Researchers searched three databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar) for studies on PMS treatment, looking for both conventional (prescription) and alternative (natural) approaches. They reviewed publications with abstracts and full articles.

## What they found

Among conventional treatments, drosperinone combined with ethinylestradiol showed great improvement in PMS symptoms in randomized clinical trials. Among alternative therapies, use of micronutrients and herbs were found effective for treating PMS symptoms.

## What it means for you

Multiple types of treatments appear to help PMS, including prescription birth control pills and natural remedies with micronutrients or herbs. This is a summary of other research rather than new data, so the conclusions depend on the quality of studies reviewed.

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databases searched for studies

## About the study

Original title Review on treatment of premenstrual syndrome: from conventional to alternative approach Authors Verma RK, Chellappan DK, Pandey AK Journal Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology Year 2014 Study design Randomised trial What was tested Not applicable. Review of conventional and alternative PMS treatments. Read the paper [doi.org/10.1515/jbcpp-2013-0072](https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcpp-2013-0072)

## Topics

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

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