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Many treatments have been tried for relieving the symptoms of PMS. No treatment has been found to be consistently effective for all symptoms, but treating one or two symptoms may alleviate the whole syndrome.
Primary treatment strategies involve lifestyle changes. Secondary treatment strategies are employed only if your PMS symptoms do not improve within two or three months after making lifestyle changes. Secondary treatments may involve dietary supplements, medications, psychotherapy, and alternative and complementary therapies.
Treatment is focused on reducing or eliminating physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of PMS and may involve the following:
Lifestyle changes
Medications
Alternative and complementary therapies
There are currently no surgical options for the treatment of PMS.
References:
American Academy of Family Physicians website. Available at: http://www.aafp.org/ . Accessed March 1, 2006.
Last reviewed February 2009 by Ganson Purcell Jr., MD, FACOG, FACPE
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