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Psychological Therapy for PMDD: Why Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle Can Be Life-Changing
Psychological therapy cannot cure PMDD, but it can transform how you understand and manage it. Discover the latest evidence on CBT, cycle-informed therapy and trauma-informed approaches for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.
When Standard PMDD Treatments Aren't Enough: Is There a Role for Antipsychotic Medication?
Most women with PMDD improve with SSRIs or hormonal treatment, but some continue to experience severe symptoms. This article explores the emerging evidence for antipsychotic medication as a specialist treatment option in treatment-resistant PMDD.
When Contraception Affects Mood: Why Listening to Women Matters
Mood changes on hormonal contraception are real for some women — and may reveal a deeper sensitivity to reproductive hormones linked to PMDD, postpartum depression, and perimenopausal mental health.
PMDD and Suicide: Understanding the Risk, the Science, and What Needs to Change
PMDD is not just severe PMS. For many women, it brings cyclical suicidal thoughts and crisis. This blog explores the evidence and what needs to change.
Micronised progesterone in PMDD: what does the evidence actually show?
Micronised progesterone is often discussed in PMDD, but does the evidence support it? This blog explores the science, clinical data, and practical implications.
Transgender Health and PMDD: Hormones, Identity and Evidence-Based Care
PMDD is not limited by gender identity. This blog explores how it affects transgender individuals and how treatment can be approached thoughtfully.
Pharmacogenomics and Antidepressants
Struggling with antidepressants? Pharmacogenomic testing explores how your genes influence medication response—helping explain side effects, guide prescribing, and personalise treatment.
When Medicine Meets Uncertainty: A More Honest Way to Care for Hormones and Mood
In women’s hormonal health, the most honest answer is not always certainty. This blog explores why embracing complexity leads to better, more personalised care for PMDD and hormone-related mood symptoms.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for PMDD: Is There a Role?
ACT is gaining attention as a potential therapy for PMDD, but what does the evidence actually say? This article explores whether it can help and where it fits in treatment.
Understanding the biology: why GnRH works in PMDD
GnRH analogues are one of the most effective treatments for severe PMDD. This guide explains how they work, the difference between agonists and antagonists, and what the latest evidence shows.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) in PMDD: can skills change the cycle?
PMDD is not just about hormones, it is about how the brain responds to them. This blog explores how DBT can help women manage emotional intensity and regain a sense of control.
Self-Compassion and Hormonal Mental Health: The Missing Piece in Women’s Wellbeing
Hormones influence your mood—but how you respond to yourself matters just as much. Learn how self-compassion can transform PMS, PMDD and perimenopausal mental health.
PMS and Nutrition: What Actually Helps (and What Doesn’t)
Can nutrition really improve PMS symptoms? This evidence-based guide explores what works, what doesn’t, and how to support your body through your cycle.
PMS and ADHD
Hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle can significantly affect ADHD symptoms in women. Understanding the link between oestrogen and dopamine can help explain monthly changes in focus, mood and motivation.
PCOS and PMDD: The Overlooked Link Affecting Your Hormones, Mood, and Mental Health
PCOS and PMDD are more connected than you think. Learn how hormonal sensitivity, metabolism, and brain chemistry interact—and how to treat the root cause.
PMS, Hormones and ADHD in Teen Girls: Why the Week Before a Period Can Feel So Much Harder
Hormonal changes can significantly affect ADHD symptoms in teenage girls. Understanding the link between PMS, oestrogen and dopamine can help families better support concentration, emotions and school performance.
SSRIs, SNRIs and Mirtazapine: Choosing the Right Antidepressant for Hormone-Sensitive Mood Disorders
A major Lancet study published in 2025 has highlighted how antidepressants differ in their physical effects — from weight and blood pressure to heart rate and sleep. For women managing hormone-linked mood disorders such as PMDD, postnatal depression, or perimenopausal anxiety, understanding these differences can help guide safer, more personalised treatment choices.
Vitex agnus-castus (Chasteberry) and PMS: Can Nature Support Your Hormonal Health?
Vitex agnus-castus (chasteberry) is one of the most researched herbal options for PMS and PMDD, helping to balance prolactin and support the natural rhythm of oestrogen and progesterone. In this article, Dr Georgina Standen explains how Vitex works, what the latest evidence shows, who it’s suitable for, and how to use it safely—alone or alongside conventional treatments—to support mood, cycle regularity and premenstrual wellbeing.
Antidepressants vs Hormone Treatment for PMS and PMDD: Breaking the Stigma
Many women accept hormone treatments for PMS and PMDD but hesitate to use antidepressants—even though SSRIs are proven effective. Learn why stigma persists, how this leads to under-treatment in PME, and what evidence-based options exist.
The Future of PMDD Treatment: Neuroactive Steroids
New research is changing how we understand and treat PMDD. Instead of suppressing hormones, emerging treatments known as neuroactive steroids work by calming the brain’s response to hormonal change. Here, Dr Georgina Standen explains how brexanolone and zuranolone work, what current evidence shows, and what this could mean for women in the UK.