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How Many Women Have Intense PMS?

How Many Women Have Intense PMS? (0:26)

PMS can range from mild to severe, but many women experience it to some degree. In this video, learn about some of the common signs of extreme PMS, explained by HealthMaker Louann Brizendine, MD, a neuropsychiatrist at UCSF Medical Center.

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For say, one out of eight, they will have much more irritability, some sleep problems, the week before they want to eat carbohydrates or have big binges on chocolate, those kinds of behavioral things that we know are probably related to the brain wanting to start eating things that will help the fetus grow if the woman is going to be pregnant.