Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a combination of emotional, physical, psychological, and mood disturbances that occurs after a woman's ovulation and normally ends with the onset of her menstrual flow. Any female who has begun menstruating can experience PMS, but this disorder most often appears for the first time in a woman's mid-20s. Around 75% of all menstruating women experience mild to moderate PMS.
Women can have PMS of varying duration and severity from cycle to cycle. The most frequent mood-related symptoms of PMS include anger and irritability, anxiety, tension, depression, crying, oversensitivity, and exaggerated mood swings.
The most frequent physical signs and symptoms of PMS include fatigue, bloating (due to fluid retention), weight gain, breast tenderness, acne, sleep disturbances with sleeping-too much or too little (insomnia), and appetite changes with overeating or food cravings. |
