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Health Encyclopedia: Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms
- Premenstrual Syndrome - Symptoms
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Symptoms
Nearly every woman at some point has some symptoms as menstruation approaches. For about half of these women, symptoms are mild and do not affect normal daily life. The other half report symptoms severe enough to impair daily life and relationships. Between 3 - 5% of women report extremely severe symptoms.
In general, premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a set of physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that occur during the last week of the luteal phase (1 -2 weeks before menstruation) in ...
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