A Key to the SOLUTION in
Balancing Hormones
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Most Frequently Asked Questions
Q. I am miserable every month before I get my menstrual cycle, is this PMS? What can I do?
A. A wide variety of symptoms can be present with PMS. In making this diagnosis, it doesn’t matter what specific symptoms a woman has premenstrually. “What is important is the cyclic fashion in which they occur.” It is very important to chart your symptoms for three months or more often to see a pattern and predict when the cycle of the symptoms will likely occur.
Most women will have at least three to five days before onset of menses where the PMS symptoms are exacerbated. If nothing is done to interrupt the PMS monthly cycle, it will get worse over time. Then the symptoms gradually begin to appear one to two weeks before the onset of menses, including a cluster of symptoms during ovulation. Many women with PMS have completely pain-free periods. Some women with severe cramping have no premenstrual distress. Menstrual cramps are caused by uterine contractions and cramping that result from excess prostaglandin F2 alpha, a hormone produced as the lining of the uterus breaks down during the menstrual cycle and liver qi stagnation. For that reason I recommend, “acupuncture, herbal formula remedy, dietary change, vitamin and mineral supplements, along with an anti-prostaglandin medication (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) such as Advil, proven successful for both cramps and PMS."
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