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*

每個人都知道大部分的女性在月經前會有點發神經，而且她們的生育荷爾蒙導致情緒大幅波動。但是不對：經前症候群的科學共識極少。心理學家蘿繽·史坦·德路卡說，科學對經前症候群的定義、起因、治療，甚至這個病到底存不存在都還沒有共識。她探索我們對此病已知或未知的部分，並探索為什麼這個眾所皆知的迷思流傳久遠。

經前症候群的好消息

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.