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      Office on Women's Health: "Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)"
    
      U.S. National Library of Medicine: "Premenstrual Syndrome"
    
      Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital: “42% Percent of Americans Are Vitamin D Deficient. Are You Among Them?”
    
      Obstetrics & Gynecology Science: “A systematic review of the role of vitamin D and calcium in premenstrual syndrome”
    
      Penn State Behrend: “Premenstrual Syndrome”
    
      Cochrane Library: “Vitamin or mineral supplements for premenstrual syndrome”
    
      BMJ: “Calcium reduced PMS symptoms during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle”
    
      Obstetrics & Gynecology Science: “Effect of calcium on premenstrual syndrome: A double-blind randomized clinical trial"
    
      The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: “Dietary B vitamin intake and incident premenstrual syndrome”
    
      Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research: “Evaluating the effect of magnesium and magnesium plus vitamin B6 supplement on the severity of premenstrual syndrome”
    
      Nutrients: "Premenstrual Syndrome Is Associated with Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Sharjah, UAE"
    




Some research suggests that nutritional deficiencies may play a role in PMS symptoms.

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      Office on Women's Health: "Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)"
    
      U.S. National Library of Medicine: "Premenstrual Syndrome"
    
      Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital: “42% Percent of Americans Are Vitamin D Deficient. Are You Among Them?”
    
      Obstetrics & Gynecology Science: “A systematic review of the role of vitamin D and calcium in premenstrual syndrome”
    
      Penn State Behrend: “Premenstrual Syndrome”
    
      Cochrane Library: “Vitamin or mineral supplements for premenstrual syndrome”
    
      BMJ: “Calcium reduced PMS symptoms during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle”
    
      Obstetrics & Gynecology Science: “Effect of calcium on premenstrual syndrome: A double-blind randomized clinical trial"
    
      The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: “Dietary B vitamin intake and incident premenstrual syndrome”
    
      Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research: “Evaluating the effect of magnesium and magnesium plus vitamin B6 supplement on the severity of premenstrual syndrome”
    
      Nutrients: "Premenstrual Syndrome Is Associated with Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Sharjah, UAE"