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In an effort to better serve Premenstrual Disorder (PMD) communities around the world, our organization is changing its name! Our organization as you know it, is being renamed the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD). With this change comes an expanded focus on global awareness, support, and leadership for PMDD and PME. Learn more at iapmd.org/going-global → We look forward to taking this monumental step with you all!

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1 in 20 women fights PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)! Could you be the one? thndr.me/eCUj5w http://thndr.me/eCUj5w

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This Valentine’s Day, Gia Allemand Foundation is Spreading the Love! Enjoy $20 off registration when you register by midnight on Friday, 2/16/18. Patients, Partners, Providers, and Students can use this special offer for in-person or Livestream 😍 Join us in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida May 16 - 18, 2018 for education, research, workshops, and support. Plan your trip by visiting giaallemand.org/conference/plan-your-trip.

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Offer ends at 12 am EST on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Offer cannot be combined with any other offers or member discounts. Military discount is available for eligible attendees in retired, active or inactive duty. 2018 PMDD Annual Conference is proudly sponsored by:  

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Just breathe. And if you can’t... send us a message: http://giaallemand.org/peer-support. You are not alone ❤️

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Click here to get the CLUE app: https://xq5r.app.link/w3R3TyXp4B

Thank you to Clue for sponsoring this video! #ad 

There are so many hormones involved in our monthly menstrual cycle. They are responsible for the release of the egg, the building and shedding of our uterine lining, and how we feel! Here are the 5 hormones involved in our monthly cycle:

1. Estrogen! This is the one we hear about the most, and it is often called the growth hormone because it helps grow the lining of our uterus so that if we do become pregnant, it can keep the egg safe and help it grow. Estrogen is a female sex hormone that is produced in our ovaries, fat cells and our adrenal glands.

2. Progesterone. This one we don’t hear about as often but it balances the effects of estrogen. Meaning, that if we aren’t pregnant, our progesterone levels will rise and the lining of our uterus will shed. It is another female sex hormone, and it’s fluctuation can also cause the symptoms of PMS and PMDD.

3. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH). This hormone helps stimulate our ovaries and mature an egg so that it can be ready to be released.

4. Luteinizing Hormone (LH). This hormone is responsible for the actual release of the mature egg.

5. Testosterone. This hormone increases right before our period and during ovulation. It increases our sex drive as well as helping keep our bone density and muscle mass up. So that if we do become pregnant, we can actually handle being pregnant and have the baby.

We have a lot going on each and every month! So many hormones shifting and making our cycles possible. Whenever one of my clients talks about having bad PMS or PMDD I always ask them to track their mood. I often have them write it down each day so that we can see when it’s hardest for them. That’s why I decided to work with Clue app. It’s a period tracking app that also allows you to track your mood and physical pain. The more you tell it, the better it gets at predicting your mood and PMS symptoms. Check it out! I find it helpful to know when we may feel bad so that we can plan ahead! xox

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“We don’t trust women to be the experts on their own bodies, or to be reliable narrators of their own lives.But when that comes into the medical system, it’s really dangerous.“

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Clearly life wants me to become Wonder Woman first. #mentalhealth #pmdd #pmddawareness #mentalhealthawareness 📷: @i_am_natalie___

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PMDD is a tsunami.

"Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is like a tsunami. The tsunami is not our fault. A PMDD woman Is hit by an increasingly worsening emotional tsunami which also hits her mentally and physically from ovulation to menstruation on a monthly basis until menopause. This tsunami knocks a woman away off centre and sometimes away from her loved ones each month. Each month the woman must work hard to rebuild relationships that are damaged. This can continue for forty years or for the whole of a woman's reproductive life. As it worsens, a woman may only have a few good days a month as much time is spent rebuilding from each worsening emotional tsunami. There is hope however for PMDD women, PMDD families and PMDD communities. With correct medical and professional treatment the tsunami can be tamed. PMDD may occur together with other illnesses making it difficult to diagnose and is often misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder due to the fluctuating nature of the illness. PMDD women and PMDD families are true heroes for continuing the fight each month. PMDD women and deserve to be treated with loving-kindness and sometimes with a bit of firmness. PMDD family and friends are true heroes as well because of the vital support they give to these tsunami warriors. Individually we suffer these tsunamis at all corners of the earth, but collectively, we can help the next generation of women families and Doctors. And what causes the earthquake that causes the tsunami? It is a huge problem in our genes that only the 'Great Physician' can heal in his own due time. PMS is to PMDD what a roller coaster is to a tsunami. By treating the PMDD we treat the whole family and save the whole family. This may be the best way to describe PMDD to a non-sufferer."

- Shared with permission by Janey Borrowman Halasz; Wife, Mother, Daughter, Auntie, Cousin and hard worker and rebuilder.