Packed with resources, advice, treatment information, and clinical research, The Everything Health Guide to PMShelps you understand the symptoms, causes, risk factors, and types of PMS. Do you dread the days before your period? Are you curious about the latest traditional and alternative treatments that could quell your symptoms? Packed with resources, advice, treatment information, and clinical research, The Everything Health Guide to PMShelps you understand the symptoms, causes, risk factors, and types of PMS.The Everything Health Guide to PMSalso gives dietary suggestions, explains the difference between PMS and more serious conditions like Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), and offers a PMDD self-test, as well as authoritative advice on:What questions to ask your doctorTreatments such as aromatherapy, acupuncture, and massageHealth issues stemming from PMS such as fibroidsMen and PMSPerimenopause and menopauseThe Everything Health Guide to PMS is a useful resource to help you feel and look your best during that otherwise challenging "time of the month.Dagmara Scalise is an award-winning journalist, researcher, and former educator who has written numerous how-to guides for health care and business leaders. She is the senior writer for Hospitals & Health Networks and H&HN's Most Wired Magazine. She lives in Chicago.Elisabeth A. Aron, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. is a board-certified OB/GYN and medical writer. She was the technical reviewer for The Everything Pregnancy Book 2nd and 3rd editions. She lives in Fort Collins, CO.