PMS a Myth
According to a new University of Otago psychiatric study, the effects of PMS on women’s moods may be exaggerated.
Based on data collected from 76 women, the study found that a woman’s mood doesn’t change substantially during the pre-menstrual phase (when PMS should theoretically occur), and any mood changes usually occur during menstruation itself.
The study was conducted at the Wellington clinical school of University of Otago by Sarah Romans, who said that we make too much of PMS. “Don’t automatically think when a woman is moody that she is having her period”. She noted that influences on mood were more likely to be to do with external factors such as stress, physical health and social support, which could be felt by men as well.