Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.

Before menstruation or its initial onset.

Alternative form of premenstrual

(now chiefly UK) Synonym of premenstrual syndrome: the physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation.

The physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension.

Synonym of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

plural of premenstrual dysphoria

Synonym of premenstrual syndrome

A severe form of premenstrual syndrome, associated primarily with the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, and characterized by feelings of despair or anxiety, panic attacks and mood swings, irritability, apathy, and various physical aberrations.

plural of premenstrual dysphoric disorder