My periods nearly killed my marriage: A woman reveals how PMS made her so volatile it put a strain on her relationship
- I’ve long been aware of premenstrual syndrome or PMS – the idea of a woman snapping at her husband, craving chocolate and shopping uncontrollably once a month has become a tired comedy cliché – but what I didn’t know is that almost all women experience it to some degree in the two weeks before their period.
- The exact cause of PMS is unknown,’ says Michael Dooley, consultant gynaecologist at The Poundbury Clinic, London. ‘But it seems to be an abnormal relationship between the hormones of the menstrual cycle and the body.
By Keris Stainton
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