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PMS Isn't Normal: Here's The Truth Doctors Don't Want You To Know
We've been taught from a young age that terrible PMS symptoms are normal and they're just a standard part of being a woman. But the more we learn about hormones, we realize this isn't even true. So why are we being lied to?
By Gina Florio4 min read
For as long as we can remember, women have been told that the days leading up to our period are miserable – and that’s simply how things are meant to be. Commercials, TV shows, and movies have long sold us the message that women are supposed to curl up in a ball and cry their eyes out every month because PMS (premenstrual syndrome) is painful, miserable, and makes us wildly emotional.