Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) Support Group
Premenstrual Stress Syndrome (PMS) is stress which is a physical symptom prior to the onset of menstruation. PMS is exceedingly common, occurring in 75% of women of reproductive age during their lifetime, characterized by symptoms of mood swings, depression, anxiety and irritability. It is often accompanied by physical symptoms such as bloating and cramping.
I was commenting to my therapist this morning about how some months my PMS is so unbearble i think i think i am truly crazy but other months my period gets here by surprise. She brought up the idea that One ovary causes the bad PMS months while the other one doesn't affect me as bad. Anyone else ever heard of this??
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I haven't heard of that. But, I've experienced it. Sometimes I get worse PMS than others. Sometimes one side will cause me to bleed more than the other and one that bleeds less hurts more. Thankfully it's starting to regulate itself, no thanks to birth control while I was on it.
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Makes sense to me based on my personal experiences. I too have worse bleeding every other month and worse mood swings and pmdd symptoms. Hmmm. Something to research!
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