Premenstrual syndromes: closing the 20th century chapters

Halbreich, Uriel

doi:10.1097/00001703-199906000-00006

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“…Although the PMDD diagnosis remains controversial, its provision of systematic diagnostic criteria has contributed to considerable gains in identifying effective symptomatic treatment modalities and investigating the pathobiology of the disorder. Several reviews summarize these developments, which have occurred primarily over the past decade [2][3][4][5][6][7]. The purpose of this review is to describe the current status of diagnosis and treatment of PMDD with psychotropic and hormonal medications, with a focus on reports that have been published in the medical literature during the 2001 to 2002 interval.…”

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Current update of hormonal and psychotropic drug treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Freeman

2002

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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This review discusses the current status of diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), with an emphasis on studies that have been published in the medical literature during the 2001 to 2002 interval. Serotonergic antidepressants are effective for PMDD, and are currently considered the first-line treatment. Recent clinical trials have shown that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, taken only during the symptomatic luteal phase, are also effective for PMDD. One study reported efficacy for a slow-release formulation of fluoxetine that was taken two times during the menstrual cycle. Oral contraceptives still lack definitive evidence of efficacy as a treatment for PMDD, although a new contraceptive formulation has appeared promising for the mood and behavioral symptoms of the disorder. The results of a meta-analysis of the published trials of progesterone and progestins further indicate that these hormones are not effective in the management of PMDD.

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Current update of hormonal and psychotropic drug treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Freeman

2002

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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“…plays an important role in the pathogenesis of PMS (Lepage and Steiner 1991;Rapkin 1992;Halbreich 1999). The cumulative effects of oestrogen act as an agonist on serotonergic (5-HT) function by increasing the number of serotonin receptors, serotonin postsynaptic responsiveness, neurotransmitter transport and uptake (Halbreich et al 1995;Matsumoto et al1985;McEwen et al 1997).…”

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A Controlled Trial of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Premenstrual Syndrome

Chou¹,

Morse²,

Xu³

et al. 2009

Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur

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Premenstrual syndrome is a common disorder troubling many women during their reproductive years. The Chinese have been using herbal medicines to treat menstrual cycle related symptoms for centuries. Traditional Chinese medicine provides the aetiology and pathogenesis of the symptoms of this disorder by applying Pattern Identification to diagnose the signs and symptoms of individual patients and to design individualised treatments which seek to address the entire pattern/s of disharmony. It follows that PMS, which has many symptoms and an idiosyncratic nature, is precisely an area for which Chinese medicine is most suitable. The aim of this study is to scientifically evaluate the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine on Australian women for the treatment of PMS within the theoretical frame-work of TCM. A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover clinical trial was conducted by a qualified Chinese herbal practitioner and pharmacist. Following two months confirmatory assessment, sixty-one subjects were assigned randomly into two groups within different TCM patterns of Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Spleen Disharmony and Heart and Spleen Deficiency. Herbal medicine (n=31) and placebo (n=30) were provided sequentially for a period of three months. There were significant differences (p < .01) in scores after three months of treatment between Chinese herbal medicine and placebo in premenstrual physical and psychological symptoms, depression, anxiety and anger, but with no difference in perceived stress (p > .05). There were highly significant reductions (p< .001) in all assessments in both groups except that a significant result (p < .05) was recorded on perceived

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“…Psychiatric researchers now hypothesize that premenstrual changes may result from a temporary impairment of homeostasis among a multitude of intrapersonal and environmental systems (Halbreich, 1995;Halbreich, 1999). This impairment can be triggered by a differential pace and magnitude of changeover-time in levels of several hormones and other substances during the luteal phase.…”

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From “It’s All in Your Head ” to “Taking Back the Month”: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Research and the Contributions of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research

Taylor

2006

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Our understanding of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) as a cultural entity and a medical concern has developed from different disciplines and represents a range of intellectual approaches to a complex, ill-understood phenomenon. Unfortunately, there has been little interaction among the disciplines at an integrative level of research, outside of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) conferences and publications. This paper chronicles the history of PMS research, which began in mid-19th century America, and focuses on the contributions from the SMCR conferences that brought together scholars, clinicians, scientists, and women's health advocates from across disciplines and nations to advance a multidisciplinary research agenda and the knowledge of perimenstrual experiences and syndromes.

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Premenstrual syndromes: closing the 20th century chapters

Cited by 16 publications

References 97 publications

Current update of hormonal and psychotropic drug treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Current update of hormonal and psychotropic drug treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

A Controlled Trial of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Premenstrual Syndrome

From “It’s All in Your Head ” to “Taking Back the Month”: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Research and the Contributions of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research

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