The PMDD research index
Peer-reviewed research on PMDD and premenstrual disorders, curated from the open scholarly record - searchable and filterable here on the web. In the app, the catalog updates as new papers are published; AI plain-language summaries and push alerts are Premium features. Bibliographic data via OpenAlex.
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The Prevalence of Menstrual Cycle Disorders and Menstrual Cycle-Related Symptoms in Female Athletes: A Systematic Literature Review
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citedsystematic review
Menstrual cycle disorders and related symptoms are common among female athletes, and this large systematic review looked at how often various conditions — including PMDD — occur in this population. The review analyzed…
Read the summary →The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in depression across the female reproductive lifecycle: current knowledge and future directions
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
If you have PMDD, you may already know that your symptoms follow a hormonal pattern. This large review pulls together what researchers currently understand about the body's main stress system—the HPA axis, which contr…
Read the summary →The prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis
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Impact of nutritional diet therapy on premenstrual syndrome
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
If you've ever wondered whether what you eat could help with your premenstrual symptoms, this review pulls together what researchers currently know — and what they don't — about diet and PMS (including PMDD).
Read the summary →Premenstrual syndrome: new insights into etiology and review of treatment methods
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Understanding what causes premenstrual symptoms — and what helps — has come a long way. This 2024 review pulls together the latest research on why PMS and PMDD happen and what treatments work best, offering a helpful…
Read the summary →Towards understanding the biology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: From genes to GABA
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Management of Premenstrual Disorders
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Reproductive Hormones and Female Mental Wellbeing
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Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder’s Impact on Quality of Life, and the Role of Physical Activity
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
If you've been looking for evidence that movement might help with your premenstrual symptoms, this review brings together research on exactly that topic — and it has some encouraging findings.
Read the summary →Increase in Serotonin Transporter Binding in Patients With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Across the Menstrual Cycle: A Case-Control Longitudinal Neuroreceptor Ligand Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study
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Diagnosis of peripartum depression disorder: A state-of-the-art approach from the COST Action Riseup-PPD
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is not the main focus of this paper, but it is mentioned as a meaningful piece of a larger puzzle. The study examines whether depression during pregnancy and postpartum — called…
Read the summary →Prevalence and effects of menstrual disorders on quality of life of female undergraduate students in Makerere University College of health sciences, a cross sectional survey
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citedcross-sectional study
Nearly all female university students in this study from Uganda — 97.8% of 275 participants — reported at least one menstrual disorder, yet only 4.4% thought their periods were abnormal. Premenstrual symptoms were the…
Read the summary →Exploring diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in the U.S. healthcare system: a qualitative investigation
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citedqualitative study
If you've ever felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or exhausted from trying to get help for PMDD, you're not alone — and this study captures exactly those experiences.
Read the summary →Progesterone and Its Metabolites Play a Beneficial Role in Affect Regulation in the Female Brain
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
Understanding why mood symptoms flare in the luteal phase — the second half of your menstrual cycle — is key to understanding PMDD. This review pulls together evidence showing that progesterone itself isn't necessaril…
Read the summary →Women's reproductive mental health: currently available evidence and future directions for research, clinical practice and health policy
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
Reproductive health shapes mental health throughout a woman's life — from the start of menstruation through menopause. This wide-ranging review brings together current evidence on how different reproductive events rel…
Read the summary →Nutraceutical potential, phytochemistry of hemp seed (Cannabis sativa L.) and its application in food and feed: A review
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Female-specific pharmacotherapy in ADHD: premenstrual adjustment of psychostimulant dosage
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citedcase report
If you have both ADHD and PMDD — or notice your ADHD symptoms and mood getting significantly worse in the week before your period — this small but pioneering study may resonate with you.
Read the summary →Relationships between Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet Composition, Dietary Patterns and Eating Behaviors
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
If you've ever noticed your eating habits shifting before your period — craving sweets, reaching for comfort food, or feeling hungrier than usual — you're not alone. This review pulls together evidence from dozens of…
Read the summary →Progestagens and progesterone receptor modulation: Effects on the brain, mood, stress, and cognition in females
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
Progesterone, a key hormone that fluctuates throughout the menstrual cycle and other reproductive phases, plays an important role in brain function, mood, stress responses, and cognition. For people with PMDD, this re…
Read the summary →Dimensional Affective Sensitivity to Hormones across the Menstrual Cycle (DASH-MC): A transdiagnostic framework for ovarian steroid influences on psychopathology
Plain-language summaryTop 1% citednarrative review
Researchers at Brown University and the University of Illinois at Chicago have proposed a new framework called DASH-MC that identifies three different ways the brain can be sensitive to normal hormone changes across t…
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