Article: PMS Comes of Age: Madison Pharmacy Associates, Inc.

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A cluster of symptoms connected to the menstrual cycle have plagued women throughout history. In seeking medical help, they were often misdiagnosed, treated inappropriately, or commonly told, "It's all in your head." Women continued to suffer -- feeling isolated, out of control, and sometimes fearful they were mentally ill.

This changed in the late 1970's, when a group of Madison, Wis. pharmacists worked with one woman and her physician to unravel her symptoms. "She suffered severely, but no one could determine the cause," said Marla Ahlgrimm, R.Ph., President and Cofounder of Madison Pharmacy Associates, Inc., the ...

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