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Article: PMS, like other medical conditions, needn't derail careers. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- March 8, 1994
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Once a month, we face deadlines, cramps, assignments to juggle, aching heads, calls to answer, cravings for sleep or chocolate, meetings to attend, parts to order and colleagues to work with. So we drag ourselves to work and heroically hide our symptoms, then explode at home.
We've got PMS, or some of its symptoms.
Busy, stressed-out moms who juggle responsibilities at work and home are especially prone to PMS. So are women with depression or mood disorders.
Some lucky women never experience PMS. But 10 percent to 15 percent of women experience premenstrual syndrome as a severe interruption to their lives, according to experts. And most ``all of us get a little ...