(CBS Atlanta) - New research suggests that the phenomenon of premenstrual syndrome, known more commonly as PMS, may not occur the way many have thought over the years."WOULD YOU LIKE A DEMONSTRATION?!?" she asked.
| "I have PMS, a .45 and one nerve you getting on - now what were you demanding I pay attention to?" |
"I'M GONNA RIP YOUR THROAT OUT!" she sobbed.
"The human menstrual cycle ... has historically been the focus of myth and misinformation, leading to ideas that constrain women's activities," authors of the study wrote. "We wished to examine one pervasive idea, that the [menstrual cycle] is a cause of negative mood, by studying the scientific literature as a whole. We briefly reviewed the history of the idea of premenstrual syndrome and undertook a systematic review of quality studies."
A reported 47 studies were examined in the process, each of which tracked the moods of women throughout the course of their respective menstrual cycles. Of those studies, only 15 percent found that women experienced PMS.
| That sounds about right. Some women suffer a great deal as their hormone levels change, some don't have any problems whatsoever, some are aware of changes without being overly troubled by them. And some experience each of those possibilities at different stages of their lives. Likewise, some men need red convertibles to replace their thinning hair and not-thinning abdomens, but many are untroubled by the passage of time as they enjoy what each new stage brings. |