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Can PMS affect middle-aged women differently?

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Can PMS affect middle-aged women differently?

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PMS is not necessarily static throughout life, meaning that it can change with little notice. In this video, HealthMaker Louann Brizendine, MD, a neuropsychiatrist at UCSF Medical Center, describes these alterations and why they sometimes happen.

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