Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, or PMDD is a little-known and under-researched condition - a severe form of PMS. Shalene Gupta is the author of ‘The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD’, a raw account of her experience with this condition. Shalene talks about the havoc it created in her life, and the difficult path to finding effective treatment. Shalene also traces PMDD’s controversial route to formal recognition by the medical establishment, and talks about the implications of openly discussing conditions like PMDD in today's climate.

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Links:

• The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD, by Shalene Gupta: https://shalenegupta.com/the-cycle/
• The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD): https://www.iapmd.org/

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