PMS (premenstrual syndrome).

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PMS (premenstrual syndrome).

By Tanaka
PMS (premenstrual syndrome).

By definition PMS is a combination of emotional, physical, and psychological disturbances that occur after a woman's ovulation, typically ending with the onset of her menstrual flow. The most common mood-related symptoms are irritability, depression, crying, oversensitivity, and mood swings. In most women, the age of onset ranges between 20-30 meaning in the first few years after getting your first Aunt Flo, you are living your best life. But I mean, who are we kidding, to us women who experience it, we know it as our monthly reminder by dear, sweet, loving mother nature that she is running out of patience and we have give-or-take 5 days to make sure the oven is baking (we fertilize the eggs (ova)) before she releases her wrath on us (i.e. menstruation). Symptoms differ per individual. We have some females who go full-on Godzilla and we have some who have the occasional breakdown whilst watching a movie especially romantic comedies, because I mean all of us dream of a prince charming or a knight in shining armor. To make it more transparent, let us categorize the symptoms. So, we have: Pain: breast tenderness, headache, back pain, abdominal pain and in some women, they experience pain during or after sexual intercourse (dyspareunia).Gastrointestinal changes: nausea, diarrhea, food cravings.Weight gain and bloating.Neurological: sensitivity to stimuli, migrainePsychiatric: mood…

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