WHAT IS Premenstrual Syndrome? First of all, it
is real. The most common symptoms are bloating, weight gain, headache, backaches, irritability, depression, breast
swelling or tenderness, loss of libido or sex drive and fatigue.
The full range of symptoms include confusion, disorientation, intemperate
judgments and decision making, mood swings, body aches, anger and verbal abuse, lethargy alternating with increased
energy, alienation, guilt ( at having abused friends), lack of self-esteem, craving for sweets especially chocolate.
Symptoms may even include the immune, digestive, circulatory, nervous, and endocrine systems.
HOW COMMON IS PMS? 50 years ago it seemed that
it was nonexistent. Now it is a household word in industrialized countries.
WHEN DO YOU GET Premenstrual Syndrome? Women report
a tidal wave of symptoms a week to ten days before menstruation begins. It then goes away shortly thereafter.
WHAT CAUSES PMS? The hormone Progesterone has been
wrongly accused of causing Premenstrual Syndrome. Progesterone is the hormone that is high during that time of
the period. The actual data shows that woman with PMS actually have lower levels of progesterone than normal woman.
This scientific data suggests that the cause of Premenstrual Syndrome is actually a relative lack of Progesterone.
HOW IS Premenstrual Syndrome DIAGNOSED? Presently
there is no laboratory test. Diagnosis rests upon the range and monthly timing of symptoms.
HOW IS PMS TREATED? Good Diet and exercise helps.
However, Dr. Katherine Dalton in London who defined Premenstrual Syndrome has found great success in treating her
patients with high dose progesterone using rectal suppositories. Dr. Joel Hargrove of Vanderbilt University Medical
Center has published results indicating a 90% success rate in treating Premenstrual Syndrome with oral Natural
Progesterone. Dr. John Lee in Sevastapol California has also treated PMS successfully with Natural Progesterone
Cream. He has found that much of the premenstrual weight gain and water retention has virtually disappeared in
hundreds of patients.
WHAT IS THE CHANCE OF SUCCESS FOR TREATING Premenstrual
Syndrome FOR ME? Dr. John Hargrove of Vanderbilt University Medical Center has reported a 90% success
rate. John Lee , M.D. has reported the best results have been obtained by women who gain several pounds of weight
due to water retention during their premenstrual phase. He has used progesterone cream applied to the skin.
WHAT IS NATURAL PROGESTERONE? Synthetic Progesterones
such as Provera and Megestrol are not the same as Natural Progesterone. Natural Progesterone is the same chemical
structure as the progesterone your ovary produces. Provera and Megestrol are not the same chemical structure. They
are patented chemicals made by pharmaceutical companies that are artificially altered and as a result have severe
side effects that are clearly documented in the PDR or Physician's Desk Reference.
