New research found that taking a placebo pill, knowing that it contains no active ingredients, reduced the intensity of ...

Women affected by premenstrual syndrome (PMS) appear to experience less intense and debilitating symptoms after taking ...

In fact, premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects almost all women to some degree during their reproductive years. In 30 percent to 40 percent of cases, symptoms are so severe that they interfere with ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Period cramps and early pregnancy cramps can feel similar. However, pregnancy cramps are typically milder, occur around the time of implantation (a week or so ...

Placebo pills can improve women’s PMS symptoms, a study has found. The trial involving 150 women found that placebo pills were more effective than standard treatments for the symptoms of ...

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which involves symptoms such as anxiety, mood swings and abdominal cramps, commonly affects anyone who has periods. Previous studies have found that placebo pills can ...

PMS is common but the symptoms vary widely. Here, we speak to two women’s health experts to learn more about the different ways that people who have periods can track, manage and mitigate their PMS.

Many people experience a range of physical and emotional symptoms before their period starts, known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS), as their hormone levels drop. A period refers to the part of the ...

In addition, PMS must be distinguished from perimenopausal symptoms (particularly in patients older than 40 years of age) and from mood alterations induced by ovarian-steroid-containing ...

An academic has declared the symptoms of PMS are no more than a ‘cultural myth’. But for many of us, the physical, mental and emotional toll of the condition is all too real – and the ...