Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has an information leaflet on The Premenstrual Syndrome

 National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome

NAPS exists to provide a service that is accessible to all premenstrual syndrome (PMS) sufferers and their families to enable them to get help, advice, and support at the time when it is needed.

 PMS and PND Support

A voluntary organisation run by sufferers and ex-sufferers of premenstrual syndrome and postnatal depression.

 Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.

 Medicine Guide for Premenstrual Syndrome

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Premenstrual syndrome

Information from BUPA.

 Premenstrual syndrome

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.