Are there alternative treatments that will help premenstrual syndrome?

Are there alternative treatments that will help premenstrual syndrome?

Michael Tahery (Obstetrician & Gynecologist) gives expert video advice on: What causes premenstrual syndrome?; Are there alternative treatments that will help premenstrual syndrome? and more...

Alternative treatments for management of premenstrual syndrome have been a big market for a long, long time. Turn of the century was the snake oil and many different things came after that for treatment of premenstrual syndrome. Ninety percent of women have this. None of them have really panned out, unfortunately. None of them have been the miracle cure that they profess to be. Some have used saint john's wart, those women with maybe emotional symptoms, mood changes, and that has helped some women. But nothing really up til now has shown any significant promise to alleviate these symptoms in general.