title: The premenstrual syndrome. Effects of "medical ovariectomy".
abstract: In a crossover study conducted over a six-month period in eight patients with well-characterized premenstrual syndrome, physical and behavioral symptoms were relieved by daily administration of an agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. The reversible "medical ovariectomy" attained with this agonist suggests that it may be an effective and rational treatment for this distressing syndrome in the short term. Whether prolonged therapy would be safe and effective, or even necessary, remains to be determined.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006728:Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation / Q000187:drug effects; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; C019176:Tryptal