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In contrast to the silence surrounding menstrual pain and many other menstrual problems, recent years have seen an increase in public discussion about premenstrual tension. Premenstrual tension (PMT), or premenstrual syndrome, has definitely ‘caught on’ as a subject for features in newspapers, magazines, and on radio and TV.
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© 1990 Sophie Katherine Laws
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Laws, S. (1990). Mood Change and the Menstrual Cycle: The Meaning of ‘Premenstrual Tension’. In: Campling, J. (eds) Issues of Blood. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21176-0_9
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