Isn progesterone the best treatment for PMDD?
No, progesterone is actually not the best treatment for PMDD or PMS despite all the publicity and extravagant claims. A recent review (British Medical Journal, October 6, 2001) of all the well designed research studies concluded, “there is no published evidence to support the use of either progesterone or progestogens in the management of premenstrual syndrome.” However, if progesterone has worked for you or for someone you know, we won’t argue with success, but we don’t recommend it as a treatment.
