premenstrual
adjective
pre·men·stru·al
(ˌ)prē-ˈmen(t)-strə-wəl 
-strəl
: of, relating to, occurring in, or being the period just preceding menstruation
premenstrual tension
premenstrual symptoms
premenstrually
adverb
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Now Bohn, who lives in Columbia, Missouri, works with medical and nursing schools around the country to change curricula and encourage doctors to ask people in mental health emergencies about their premenstrual symptoms and cycles.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
What’s more, there is plenty of actual research confirming ginger shot benefits, like premenstrual pain relief and helping to reduce nausea, which actual dietitians can speak to (more on that below).
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 July 2024
In a 2022 survey of PMDD patients published in the Journal of Women’s Health, more than a third of participants said their family doctors had little knowledge of the premenstrual disorder or how to treat it.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Even more people experience another menstrual mood disorder called premenstrual exacerbation, or PME, where menstruation worsens their existing mental health disorders, such as anxiety, depression or an eating disorder.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
What’s more, there is plenty of actual research confirming ginger shot benefits, like premenstrual pain relief and helping to reduce nausea, which actual dietitians can speak to (more on that below).
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 July 2024
In a 2022 survey of PMDD patients published in the Journal of Women’s Health, more than a third of participants said their family doctors had little knowledge of the premenstrual disorder or how to treat it.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Even more people experience another menstrual mood disorder called premenstrual exacerbation, or PME, where menstruation worsens their existing mental health disorders, such as anxiety, depression or an eating disorder.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
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premenstrual
adjective
pre·men·stru·al
(ˈ)prē-ˈmen(t)-strə-wəl
: of, relating to, occurring in, or being the time period just preceding menstruation
premenstrual symptoms
Medical Definition
premenstrual
adjective
pre·men·stru·al
ˌprē-ˈmen(t)-strə(-wə)l
: of, relating to, occurring in, or being in the period just preceding menstruation
premenstrual women
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