<unk>  <unk>  (also called PMT or<unk>  Tension) is a collection of physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle. While most women (about 80 to 95 percent) of child-bearing age have some<unk>  symptoms, women with<unk>  have symptoms of "sufficient severity to interfere with some aspects of life". Further, such symptoms are predictable and occur regularly during the two weeks prior to menses. The symptoms may vanish after the bleeding starts, but may continue even after bleeding has begun. Also, many females get easily irritated during<unk> . About 14 percent of women between the ages of 20 to 35 become so affected that they must stay home from school or work.
For some women with<unk> , the symptoms are so severe that they are considered disabling. This form of<unk>  has its own psychiatric designation:<unk>  dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
Culturally, the abbreviation<unk>  is widely understood in the United States to refer to difficulties associated with menses, and the abbreviation is used frequently even in casual and colloquial settings, without regard to medical rigor.  In these contexts, the syndrome is rarely referred to without abbreviation, and the connotations of the reference are frequently more broad than the clinical definition.
Premenstrual syndrome
Postnatal depression
Secondary amenorrhea
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Postpartum depression
Primary amenorrhea
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Menopause