Known as PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), this condition is estimated to affect somewhere around 1 in 20 menstruators, though, like many health concerns impacting on women, there hasn’t yet been enough study in this field to properly determine key statistics. Unfortunately, many medical practitioners are not yet aware of the existence of the disorder, let alone how to treat it — an extremely disheartening frustration for sufferers to contend with, especially given that PMDD can have devastating implications on an individual’s quality of life; often impeding on one’s general well-being and their basic ability to function.
