Study, 2017
Can vitamin D help with PMS?
This review identifies potential benefits of vitamin D for alleviating PMS symptoms, but does not provide proven results from specific studies.
What they did
This is a review of published literature about vitamin D and PMS rather than a new research study. The authors reviewed existing studies to identify potential benefits of vitamin D for PMS symptoms.
What they found
The review identifies potential benefits of vitamin D regarding alleviating PMS symptoms. Vitamin D is described as a hormone-like substance that can affect several health conditions. The authors report results from their literature review about vitamin D and PMS.
What it means for you
There is potential for vitamin D to help PMS, though this review does not provide definitive proof. This is a summary of existing research rather than new research testing vitamin D. More direct studies would be needed to confirm whether and how vitamin D helps PMS.
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form of vitamin D discussed: vitamin D3
About the study
- Original title
- The molecular mechanisms of Vitamin D effects on alleviating premenstrual syndrome pain
- Authors
- Samira Rajaei, َAli Dabbagh
- Journal
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Vitamin D (reviewed in existing literature, not tested in this study)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v2i1.15112
Original abstract
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a hormone dependent pathophysiologic state with known somatic and affective symptoms. Vitamin D3 as a secosteroid hormone has different effects on several disorders. In this review, we declared some potential benefits of vitamin D3 regarding alleviation of PMS symptoms; also, we have reported the results of literature review about vitamin D and PMS.
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