PMS and the Menstrual Cycle

Different PMS symptoms in women

What really happens in those 28 days? What is PMS? Where does PMS come in?

From the day a baby girl is born there are thousands of eggs stored in her ovaries. At puberty the hormonal changes causes the eggs to start ripening and an egg is released every 28 days. Ovulation is the term used to describe the ripening and release of an egg from the ovaries down to the uterus through the fallopian tubes. During this period the woman is very fertile. Ovulation occurs usually 14 days before the onset of menstruation (The bleeding that is a result of the shedding of the surface layer of the uterine lining).

As soon as ovulation occurs, the next stage is menstruation. It is during this period, between ovulation and menstruation that most women experience PMS - Pre Menstrual Syndrome or PMT - Pre Menstrual Tension. PMS occurs as a result of the high hormonal levels in the body during that period. There are over 150 different symptoms of PMS, but different women experience different symptoms.

Different PMS symptoms and their causes:

Feelings of anxiety - Some woman report experiencing feelings of anxiety, mood swings and irritability. This type of PMS is normally due to an excess of estrogen.

Depressed feelings - On the other hand an excess of progesterone produces different PMS symptoms like feelings of depression and worthlessness.

Sugar cravings, tiredness and headaches - These symptoms normally signify a different kind of PMS. These food cravings come around by the need for fuel that is caused by the increased hormone levels before menstruation. Eating a healthy balanced diet and focusing on complex carbohydrates during this period may help to alleviate some of this kind of PMS.

Upon the onset of menstruation all the symptoms of PMS usually disappear as the excessive hormones regain their normal balance. Several women find their PMS symptoms unbearable and relieve their PMS by rebalancing their hormones with natural herbal PMS products. These PMS remedies are all safe, highly effective and natural.

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