WOMEN suffering from premenstrual syndrome may soon get instant relief from a
mix of pheromones, the airborne chemical messengers best known for their role in
animal mating behaviour. They’ll get the pheromones in a simple nasal spray.
The spray’s makers claim it will free women from the irritability, depression
and other symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and the more severe
premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Early tests on 20 women show that the
spray eased both mood disorders and physical symptoms like breast pain.
PMS affects up to two out of five women of childbearing age. Many researchers
now think…
