If your period wasn't already annoying enough, the days (or weeks) leading up to it can be even worse. Mercey Livingston CNET Contributor Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and ...

If you are a woman, odds are you don't need to be told that it can be really hard, especially leading up to shark week. For most of my life, I've had pretty awful PMS. I am moody to the point that I ...

Many women don’t need to look at a calendar or open an app to know that their period is approaching, thanks to telltale signs like bloating, breast tenderness, and moodiness. While these are among the ...

If you have premenstrual syndrome (PMS), you have symptoms each month during the days before your period -- and they’re bad enough that they affect your regular life. You might feel emotional changes, ...

Cynthia Sass is a nutritionist and registered dietitian with master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. Frequently seen on national TV, she's Health's contributing nutrition editor ...

PMS symptoms can start 1-2 weeks before your period and end as your period begins. Regular exercise, a balanced diet, and stress management help ease PMS symptoms. NSAIDs, birth control, or ...

PMS has a bad reputation with very good reason. Bloating, headaches, moodiness—even if you don't experience them all, it only takes one symptom to throw off your whole day. But there are actually a ...

There's no way around it: having your period can flat out suck, especially if you're experiencing premenstrual syndrome (aka, PMS). No, I don't mean the sexist version of PMS — where men use your time ...

If you’ve ever experienced the intense hunger that often comes with PMS, I’m sure you know your flow is about to start once you have that infamously ravenous sugar craving. I’m well aware of how ...