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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Most common Symptoms of the Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

From: The premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual mastodynia, fibrocystic mastopathy and infertility have often common roots: effects of extracts of chasteberry (Vitex agnus castus) as a solution

1. Somatic symptoms

 abdominal pain

63%

 bloating

59%

 mastodynia

56%

 seborrhea/increased perspiration

55%

 headache/migraine

37%

 Infertility

? %

2. Psychic Symptoms

 tension/motoric unrest

63%

 aggression

54%

 failure to concentrate

52%

 irritability

49%

 fatigue

47%

 depression

46%

 anxiety

33%