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Premenstrual Syndrome

By Nancy Schimelpfening, About.com

Updated November 06, 2008

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Definition: A constellation of physical and emotional symptoms -- such as cramps, breast tenderness, bloating, fatigue, irritability and depression -- which occurs about one to two weeks prior to a woman's period and subsides after menstrual bleeding begins.
Also Known As: PMS
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