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title: How should PMS be diagnosed and treated? | Niyora
description: PMS is diagnosed by tracking symptoms during menstrual cycles. Treatment depends on which symptoms bother a woman most because the underlying causes are unkno
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-premenstrual-syndrome-diagnosis-and-management-1989/
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Non-randomised trial, 1989

# How should PMS be diagnosed and treated?

PMS is diagnosed by tracking symptoms during menstrual cycles. Treatment depends on which symptoms bother a woman most because the underlying causes are unknown.

 Early or limited evidence

Not specified; review article

## What they did

Review of approaches to PMS diagnosis and management.

## What they found

Prospective documentation of symptom timing in relation to menstruation establishes PMS diagnosis. Various pharmacologic agents can reduce PMS symptoms, but therapy must be tailored to each individual's symptom pattern.

## What it means for you

There is no one-size-fits-all PMS treatment; what works depends on your symptoms. The main limit is that this is a general review from 1989, not original research.

## About the study

Original title The premenstrual syndrome--diagnosis and management Authors Smith S, Schiff I Journal Fertility and sterility Year 1989 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested Various pharmacologic agents (not specified) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60959-7](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60959-7)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)

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