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Why do you suffer from PMS
In the last 20 years PMS (pre menstrual syndrome) has been accepted as a very important health issue. Symptoms may start two weeks before the beginning of menstrual cycle and cease on the firs or second day of the cycle. Fifty percent of women suffer from PMS, 10% have severe symptoms. Symptoms vary from woman to woman, anything from irritability, anxiety to water retention, emotional changes, bloating, sensitive breasts, acne, fatigue, need for carbohydrates and memory loss.
The following functional tests can offer us details for creating an effective treatment for every individual suffering from PMS.
Hormone Test: The symptoms of PMS correlate with specific menstrual cycle changes modulated by the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. PMS due to oestrogen dominance in comparison to progesterone may contribute to many symptoms mentioned above. Simple saliva test may offer us information about the hormonal status before the menstrual cycle. According to Dr. John Lee, excess of oestrogen or progesterone deficit during the two weeks prior the cycle allows abnormal oestrogen concentration exposure inducing number of symptoms caused by oestrogen dominance.
Such as: water retention, breast swelling, fibrocystic breasts, depression, loss of libido, heavy or irregular menses, uterine fibroid, craving for sweets, weight gain, fat deposition at hips and thighs. Health issues that are connected to oestrogen dominance are: PMS, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, sluggish thyroid, unstable blood glucose.
Test Adrenal Stress: Researchers also have observed that women with more severe PMS often have a disrupted stress arousal and response pattern, and this difference can play a role in their symptoms.1-2 DHEA and cortisol are two important hormones secreted by the adrenal glands that play a critical role in helping the body adapt to stress.
Test of Organic Acid Metabolites: By measuring different metabolites in the urine we are looking at the important metabolic pathways: fatty acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, energy metabolism (Kreb’s cycle), vitamin B complex markers, methylation markers, neurotransmitter markers, antioxidant markers, toxicity and de-tox markers, gastrointestinal bacteria and yeast markers. Certain nutrient deficiencies are closely related to PMS.
Reference:
1 Woods NF, Lentz M, Mitchell, Heitkemper M, Shaver J. PMS after 40: persistence of a stress-related symptom pattern. Res Nurs Health 1997;20(4):329-40.
2 Woods NF, Lentz MJ, Mitchell, Shaver J, Heitkemper M. Luteal phase ovar
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