Women with PMS 'should be offered therapy
Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) should be offered therapy, experts have said. New guidelines for healthcare workers suggest that women who have a diagnosed case of PMS should be offered cognitive behavioural therapy. Experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have devised the guidance to help those caring for women with the condition. Four in 10 women can suffer symptoms of PMS and 5 per cent to 8 per cent of these will suffer severe PMS, RCOG experts said. Meanwhile, antidepressants and continuous use of the contraceptive pill should be considered when planning care. Second line treatment options include oestrogen patches or higher doses of antidepressants. As a last resort surgery can be considered, the guidance adds. If this step is necessary, both the ovaries and womb should be removed, the authors said. The guidelines also add that there is little evidence to support the use of complementary medicines as a trea...