Premenstrual syndrome as scientific and cultural artifact

Psychosocial aspects of selected issues in women's reproductive health: Current status and future directions

*Gender and Health: An International Perspective*

*Women and the Ownership of PMS: The Structuring of a Psychiatric Disorder*

Emotional distress and the perceived interference of menstruation

*Rethinking Mental Health and Disorder: Feminist Perspectives*

Does PMDD belong in the DSM? Challenging the medicalization of women’s bodies

*Behavioral Medicine and Women: A Comprehensive Handbook*

Visiems gerai žinoma, kad moterys lengvai išprotėja prieš prasidedant mėnesinėms, kad jų lytiniai hormonai sukelia beprotiškus nuotaikų svyravimus. Tačiau nėra vieningos medicininės nuomonės apie priešmenstruacinį sindromą. Pasak psichologės Robyn Stein Deluca, mokslas nesutaria dėl PMS apibūdinimo, priežasties, gydymo ar net jo egzistavimo. Ji pateikia įžvalgą apie tai, ką mes apie jį žinome ir ko ne, ir kodėl populiarusis mitas neapleidžia pozicijų.

Gerosios žinios apie PMS

Popular culture claims that most women suffer from wild mood swings before their periods, yet scientific research finds no strong consensus on the existence of PMS. Decades of studies have failed to clearly define, diagnose, or treat the condition, with prevalence estimates swinging from five to ninety-seven percent. In reality, only three to eight percent of women experience clinically significant symptoms. Misdiagnosis fuels stereotypes and profits industries while masking the true sources of women's emotional struggles.