PMS Isn't Real (Say Studies) So Why Do So Many Women Believe It Is?

PMS Getting Worse With Age? Here's What to Do About It

Most women are told: “Your PMS is hormonal. The pill will fix it.” But if your symptoms got worse on the pill, it’s a clue your hormones have little to do with it! The pill works by suppressing your natural estrogen and progesterone and replacing them with synthetic versions. The problem with this is that those synthetic hormones don’t bind to brain receptors the same way your natural hormones do. And for women, this really matters — because natural estrogen and progesterone support GABA and ser