PMDD

Introduction: PMDD

Description of PMDD

PMDD (medical condition): Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a diagnosis used...more »

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder:
  »Introduction: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  »Symptoms of Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  »Causes of Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  »Treatments for Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

PMDD: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for PMDD:

• Premenstrual
• Premenstrual syndrome (17 causes)
• Disorder

PMDD as a Disease

PMDD: Another name for Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  »Symptoms of Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  »Causes of Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  »Treatments for Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

PMDD: Related Diseases

PMDD: PMDD is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Premenstrual syndrome
• Women's health conditions
• Women only conditions
• Menstrual conditions
• Mental health conditions
• Reproductive conditions

Causes of PMDD

Some of the causes of PMDD are included in the list below:

• Ovarian hormone hypothesis-hormone changes that occur during a woman's menstrual cycle appear to play a significant role
• Serotonin hypothesis
• Psychosocial hypothesis
• Cognitive and social learning theory
• Sociocultural theory

See full list of 14 causes of PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder)

Symptoms of PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder)

Some of the symptoms of PMDD incude:

• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Anger
• Depression
• Moodiness

See full list of 33 symptoms of PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder)

Treatments for PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder)

Treatments for PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder) include:

• A balanced diet (with increased whole grains, vegetables, fruit, and decreased or no salt, sugar, alcohol, and caffeine)
• Adequate rest
• Regular exercise 3-5 times per week
• Hormone therapy
• Antidepressant drugs

See full list of 8 treatments for PMDD

Treatment of PMDD: For more treatment information about PMDD, see treatment of Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)

PMDD: Article Excerpts about Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

While many women report some history of premenstrual mood changes and physical symptoms, an estimated 3 to 4 percent suffer severe... (Source: excerpt from Women Hold Up Half the Sky: NIMH)

PMDD: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to PMDD:

• premenstraul syndrome
• yeast infections
• hypersomnia
• palpitations
• breast tenderness

Terms associated with PMDD:

For a description of PMDD, see:

• clinical depression
• premenstrual syndrome

Source: CRISP

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