Risk Factors
- High caffeine intake
- Stress may precipitate condition
- Increasing age
- History of depression
- Family history
- Dietary factors (Low levels of certain vitamins and minerals, particularly magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin E and also Vitamin D)
There may be a genetic aspect to the probability of having premenstrual syndrome: it has been shown that the likelihood of both identical twins suffering from PMS is higher than with fraternal twins. This means that if one twin has PMS, then the other twin is more likely than average to have PMS, pointing to a genetic component.
B vitamins, in particular vitamin B6, can also assist with PMS.
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