"Premenstrual Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A combination of distressing physical, psychologic, or behavioral changes that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Symptoms of PMS are diverse (such as pain, water-retention, anxiety, cravings, and depression) and they diminish markedly 2 or 3 days after the initiation of menses.
| Descriptor ID |
D011293
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.568.968
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| Concept/Terms |
Premenstrual Syndrome- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Premenstrual Syndromes
- Syndrome, Premenstrual
- Syndromes, Premenstrual
Premenstrual Tension- Premenstrual Tension
- Premenstrual Tensions
- Tension, Premenstrual
- Tensions, Premenstrual
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premenstrual Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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The role of sex steroids in catamenial epilepsy and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: implications for diagnosis and treatment. Epilepsy Behav. 2008 Jul; 13(1):12-24.
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Premenstrual syndrome. Am Fam Physician. 2003 Apr 15; 67(8):1743-52.
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Efficacy of progesterone vaginal suppositories in alleviation of nervous symptoms in patients with premenstrual syndrome. J Assist Reprod Genet. 1995 Mar; 12(3):205-9.
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Panic disorder and the menstrual cycle: panic disorder patients, healthy control subjects, and patients with premenstrual syndrome. Am J Psychiatry. 1989 Oct; 146(10):1299-303.