Men are to blame for this now, too???????

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'Men to blame for PMS'
By FIONA MACRAE, Daily Mail 08:40am 3rd May 2006


For decades hormones have been blamed for the monthly female ordeal of PMS.
Now it seems that men are just as much to blame.
Scientists believe all women suffer the bodily changes that cause the mood
swings, lethargy and pain of premenstrual syndrome. But some handle it
better than others - thanks to the men in their lives.

Caring partners can help ease the symptoms, but unsympathetic men make
matters worse.

Lack of compassion can lead to women becoming angry and argumentative or
withdrawn and depressed in the days before their period, a University of
Leicester psychology conference will hear.

Professor Jane Ussher said: "Women who get the symptoms are biologically no
different to women who don't.

"What actually causes the symptoms is a combination of factors - what's
happening in your body and what's happening in the environment.

"Men certainly play a significant role in PMS and can play a very
significant role in women's depression and anger at that time of the cycle."

Similarly, the pressures of juggling work and family life can also lead to
women snapping in the days before their period, said the University of
Western Sydney psychologist.

"A classic case of PMS is a woman who's working full-time, looking after
everyone at home, shopping after work, picking up the kids from school,
finding very little space for herself.

"Women are able to keep up this superwoman performance three weeks a month,
but, premenstrually, they are not able or willing to do it any more.

"They either withdraw and feel depressed or they can become very angry with
the family. I would say it isn't biological - it's to do with what's
happening in the family and the relationship."

Professor Ussher backed up her theory by comparing the severity of symptoms
suffered by British and Australian women in heterosexual couples and those
in lesbian relationships. The study showed that women in lesbian
relationships are less blighted by PMS.

The professor told ABC News in Australia: "The way we are interpreting it is
that other women are more understanding about premenstrual changes because
they often get them themselves.

"So women are less judgmental of it, whereas male partners are much more
likely to blame the woman. If you're a premenstrual woman with a woman
partner, your partner is more likely to say, 'Put your feet up, go and have
a bath, don't worry about what you've got to do today'."

Male partners, in contrast, don't know how to handle the condition. "They
feel confused, they feel whatever they say is wrong," said Professor Ussher.
"A lot of them just don't understand how it can be happening. Some feel
quite helpless."

Around 80 per cent of British women suffer from PMS, experiencing symptoms
such as tiredness, irritability and cravings for sugary foods.

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'Men to blame for PMS'
By FIONA MACRAE, Daily Mail 08:40am 3rd May 2006


For decades hormones have been blamed for the monthly female ordeal of
PMS. Now it seems that men are just as much to blame.
Scientists believe all women suffer the bodily changes that cause the mood
swings, lethargy and pain of premenstrual syndrome. But some handle it
better than others - thanks to the men in their lives.

Caring partners can help ease the symptoms, but unsympathetic men make
matters worse.

Lack of compassion can lead to women becoming angry and argumentative or
withdrawn and depressed in the days before their period, a University of
Leicester psychology conference will hear.

Professor Jane Ussher said: "Women who get the symptoms are biologically
no different to women who don't.

"What actually causes the symptoms is a combination of factors - what's
happening in your body and what's happening in the environment.

"Men certainly play a significant role in PMS and can play a very
significant role in women's depression and anger at that time of the
cycle."

Similarly, the pressures of juggling work and family life can also lead to
women snapping in the days before their period, said the University of
Western Sydney psychologist.

"A classic case of PMS is a woman who's working full-time, looking after
everyone at home, shopping after work, picking up the kids from school,
finding very little space for herself.

"Women are able to keep up this superwoman performance three weeks a
month, but, premenstrually, they are not able or willing to do it any
more.

"They either withdraw and feel depressed or they can become very angry
with the family. I would say it isn't biological - it's to do with what's
happening in the family and the relationship."

Professor Ussher backed up her theory by comparing the severity of
symptoms suffered by British and Australian women in heterosexual couples
and those in lesbian relationships. The study showed that women in lesbian
relationships are less blighted by PMS.

The professor told ABC News in Australia: "The way we are interpreting it
is that other women are more understanding about premenstrual changes
because they often get them themselves.

"So women are less judgmental of it, whereas male partners are much more
likely to blame the woman. If you're a premenstrual woman with a woman
partner, your partner is more likely to say, 'Put your feet up, go and
have a bath, don't worry about what you've got to do today'."

Male partners, in contrast, don't know how to handle the condition. "They
feel confused, they feel whatever they say is wrong," said Professor
Ussher. "A lot of them just don't understand how it can be happening. Some
feel quite helpless."

Around 80 per cent of British women suffer from PMS, experiencing symptoms
such as tiredness, irritability and cravings for sugary foods.

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'Men to blame for PMS'
By FIONA MACRAE, Daily Mail 08:40am 3rd May 2006


For decades hormones have been blamed for the monthly female ordeal of
PMS.
Now it seems that men are just as much to blame.
Scientists believe all women suffer the bodily changes that cause the mood
swings, lethargy and pain of premenstrual syndrome. But some handle it
better than others - thanks to the men in their lives.

Caring partners can help ease the symptoms, but unsympathetic men make
matters worse.

Lack of compassion can lead to women becoming angry and argumentative or
withdrawn and depressed in the days before their period, a University of
Leicester psychology conference will hear.

Professor Jane Ussher said: "Women who get the symptoms are biologically
no
different to women who don't.

"What actually causes the symptoms is a combination of factors - what's
happening in your body and what's happening in the environment.

"Men certainly play a significant role in PMS and can play a very
significant role in women's depression and anger at that time of the
cycle."

Similarly, the pressures of juggling work and family life can also lead to
women snapping in the days before their period, said the University of
Western Sydney psychologist.

"A classic case of PMS is a woman who's working full-time, looking after
everyone at home, shopping after work, picking up the kids from school,
finding very little space for herself.

"Women are able to keep up this superwoman performance three weeks a
month,
but, premenstrually, they are not able or willing to do it any more.

"They either withdraw and feel depressed or they can become very angry
with
the family. I would say it isn't biological - it's to do with what's
happening in the family and the relationship."

Professor Ussher backed up her theory by comparing the severity of
symptoms
suffered by British and Australian women in heterosexual couples and those
in lesbian relationships. The study showed that women in lesbian
relationships are less blighted by PMS.

The professor told ABC News in Australia: "The way we are interpreting it
is
that other women are more understanding about premenstrual changes because
they often get them themselves.

"So women are less judgmental of it, whereas male partners are much more
likely to blame the woman. If you're a premenstrual woman with a woman
partner, your partner is more likely to say, 'Put your feet up, go and
have
a bath, don't worry about what you've got to do today'."

Male partners, in contrast, don't know how to handle the condition. "They
feel confused, they feel whatever they say is wrong," said Professor
Ussher.
"A lot of them just don't understand how it can be happening. Some feel
quite helpless."

Around 80 per cent of British women suffer from PMS, experiencing symptoms
such as tiredness, irritability and cravings for sugary foods.

It's good to know men can give women PMS. The way this article is written
it appears any man being around any woman can be at fault. It doesn't even
say the man and woman have to live together. Apparently, a man can walk
around the local shopping mall and make a woman's PMS worsen by not being
sympathetic. I'm off to try this out!