And how about the mysterious symptomatology that comes and goes with PMS? 20-year-old with knee pain; 30-year-olds with wrinkles; 40-year-olds with zits? Thanks for that.
(And what is the summer equivalent of the traditional winter PMS outfit of gigantic-in-the-waist leggings and knee length sweater?)
Nor do scientists understand a huge source of potential workplace and domestic violence: women who live or work together, cycling together.
While the strange phenomenon could have evolved for survival reasons--what predator would attack six women with PMS?--misunderstandings abound. When Mom, your sister or roommate is annoyed with you, chances are you are annoyed with her! Then you are annoyed with her for being annoyed with you and it become a chicken-and-the-egg conflagration. The same happens with your female boss and you are tempted, when she calls your name for the fourth time in an hour, to say "what did I do this time?" though hopefully you won't.
Even though men know nothing about PSM (except to duck) male health professionals are a wellspring of saccharine advice. Avoid salt, sugar, carbohydrates, alcohol and coffee they trill and "nibble on carrots and other low calorie snacks," pretending that low calorie snack isn't an oxymoron. Hit the treadmill or the track if you are feeling "lethargic," they also proffer, though they've taken away your coffee. A new Got Milk campaign, aimed at men and no doubt created by them, even tells husbands and boyfriends to run to the store and get women milk for their PMS.
That's worse than carrot sticks.
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