PMDD
This Is How I Manage ‘Severe PMS’ That Makes Me Wanna Die
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is the understudied evil twin of PMS, and it drives 15 percent of its sufferers to attempt suicide.
The 'Severest Form of PMS' Could Finally Get a Treatment
Trials have just started for the first drug to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a debilitating condition still ignored by some doctors.
A Common Antidepressant Might Be the Key to Relieving Extreme PMS
There's an entire medical field around reproductive health and psychiatry, but doctors say the helpful treatments have yet to be fully accepted by mainstream medicine.
We’re Finally Starting to Take Women’s Hormones Seriously
A new wave of books about women's bodies looks set to turn 'that time of the month' from a punchline to properly understood reality.
We’d Know More About PMS if Researchers Spent as Much Time on It as ED
Is PMS biological or "cultural?" This mystery deserves boner-caliber research too.
Female Hormones Can Make a Bloody Mess of Your Mental Health
It's time people took the mental repercussions of periods seriously.
For Homeless Women, Having a Period Isn't a Hassle, It's a Nightmare
As long as sanitary ware is classified as a "nonessential" and "luxury" item, and isn't given out for free like condoms, homeless women may be forced to shoplift for tampons and towels, or resort to using tissue from McDonald's toilets.