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PMDD

American  

abbreviation

  1. premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a form of premenstrual syndrome in which symptoms are so severe as to be disabling and require treatment.


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It's not clear what causes PMDD, but it's been linked to being very sensitive to changes in hormones, or certain differences in the genes you inherit from your parents.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

Samantha, who lives in County Down, has been diagnosed with PMDD.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

The betrothal is framed as a triumph of her and Tony’s commitment, which survived the fights that Caldwell engineered while suffering from PMDD.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

It was proposed as a topic for further research, but despite the absence of such research, it was included in the 1994 edition of the DSM-IV under the name premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2016

The most common symptoms of PMDD, says Yale University psychiatrist Kimberly Yonkers, are mood swings, irritability, fatigue, poor concentration, and headaches.

From Newsweek • Feb. 15, 2010