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Changes in Psychological Symptoms in Women Taking Oral Contraceptives

The British Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 February 1970
Brenda Herzberg, Alec Coppen
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TL;DR

The premenstrual syndrome first described by Frank (1931) includes a number of psychological and physical symptoms appearing in the week before menstruation and relieved by the onset of the period.

Abstract

The premenstrual syndrome first described by Frank (1931) includes a number of psychological and physical symptoms appearing in the week before menstruation and relieved by the onset of the period. The aetiology is still obscure.

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Medicine