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JAGRITI NAGPAL,
- Student, Department of Psychology, CT University, Punjab, India
Abstract
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) refers to physical and psychological symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and are clinically severe, causing significant anguish and impairment in functioning. It is a cluster of symptoms that many women experience just before the onset of their menstrual cycle and after ovulation since estrogen and progesterone levels start to sharply decline if you are not pregnant. After a woman’s menstruation begins, her PMS symptoms disappear a few days later as hormone levels start to rise once more. Irritability, despair, sobbing, oversensitivity, and mood swings with alternating episodes of sadness and rage are the most prevalent symptoms connected to mood disorders. Physically, the most common symptoms are tiredness, bloating, acne, mastalgia (tenderness in the breast), and changes in appetite accompanied by food cravings. The objective of this paper is to investigate the prevalence, causes, and effective management strategies of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) while assessing its impact on women’s physical and mental health, and overall quality of life.
Keywords: Menstrual , ovulation, irritability, sadness, bloating
JAGRITI NAGPAL. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2025; 15(02):-.
JAGRITI NAGPAL. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2025; 15(02):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/osmj/article=2025/view=234917
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OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal
| Volume | 15 |
| 02 | |
| Received | 15/10/2024 |
| Accepted | 23/12/2025 |
| Published | 27/12/2025 |
| Publication Time | 438 Days |
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