But most importantly, there are numerous legitimate medical and surgical indications for birth control pills and hormones. Oral contraceptives are used in dysfunctional uterine bleeding, in polycystic ovarian disease, unremitting dysmenorrhea or painful periods, in female hirsutism, in women who have had premature menopause due to autoimmune ovarian failure, in women who have had ovarian failure after their pituitary or hypothalamic tumors have been radiated or removed, in women who have lost both their ovaries to infections, tumors or cysts, in women with endometriosis, in Turner’s Syndrome (to prevent osteoporosis and to induce breast development and menstrual cycles).

Then there are those women who have lost ovarian function after chemotherapy and radiation for various cancers, mentally challenged girls in whom parents want to prevent disastrous and inadvertent pregnancies, female adrenogenital syndromes where deficiencies in various adrenal enzymes cause hirsutism and irregular periods. Also, there are women with bulimia and anorexia nervosa where the risk of osteoporosis and loss of periods is high due to poor nourishment, young girls withCrohn’s Disease and other conditions that can also cause them to become malnourished and suffer ovarian malfunction.

How about during perimenopause in women who have symptoms of hormone deprivation, or premature osteoporosis and bone fragility, or to help out of control diabetics in whom an unplanned pregnancy can result in fetal wastage and maternal complications? And there are so many other conditions where an unplanned pregnancy can endanger the life of the mother and the child.

Rush Limbaugh is an embarrassment to conservatives, and he has repeatedly misused his bully pulpit. but the conservatives have not repudiated him categorically and keep on providing him with platforms where he can spew his bombast, bile and lame excuses for his flammable declarations. Hopefully, the ditto-heads will put their thinking caps on and divest him of the power they confer on him.

Usha Nellore, Bel Air

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Study Suggests Supplement May Provide Relief for Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome

Jan. 19, 2011 — A supplement containing vitamin E and essential fatty acids may help reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Brazilian researchers report in Reproductive Health.

Of 120 women with PMS or the more severe premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), those who took 1- or 2-gram capsules of vitamin E and a combination of gamma linolenic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and other polyunsaturated acids daily showed marked improvements in their PMS symptoms at six months, compared to women who received dummy pills.

The capsules were provided by the Brazilian supplement company Hebron Farmaceutica.

The women who received the higher 2-gram dose of the new supplement showed greater improvements in PMS symptoms than those who received the lower 1-gram dose, the study shows.

PMS symptoms were assessed over six menstrual cycles using the Prospective Record of the Impact and Severity of Menstruation (PRISM), a standardized tool that measures PMS symptoms and their intensity.

Precisely how these supplements combat the symptoms of PMS is not fully understood. But the researchers speculate that the essential fatty acids may affect production of chemicals called prostaglandins, which, in turn, reduce the effects of the hormone prolactin. Too much prolactin or an abnormal response to this hormone may cause PMS symptoms.

The physical and emotional symptoms of PMS symptoms can range from the mild to severe; they usually begin five to 12 days before menstruation and disappear once menstruation starts.

“The results of the current study present some evidence in support of the use of essential fatty acids in PMS patients,” conclude researchers who were led by Edilberto A. Rocha Filho, MD, of the Federal University of Pernambuci in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

The new supplement was safe and the fatty acids did not raise women’s total cholesterol levels.

Potential PMS Remedy

“A lot of women don’t like to talk about PMS because it is the brunt of bad jokes, but PMS symptoms are no joke and can range from the annoying, like acne and bloating, to serious mood and sleep disruptions,” says Donnica Moore, MD, president of Sapphire Women’s Health in far Hills, N.J. “PMS is a serious medical problem that affects a majority of women to varying extents.”

“This PMS remedy in the new study can’t be interpreted as a cure, but it is very promising option for women with PMS,” she says. ”The only cure for PMS is menopause.”

Other PMS treatments include oral contraceptives which stop ovulation, exercise, antidepressants, calcium and vitamin D supplements, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, Moore says. “Some women respond to all of the above, and some don’t respond to any.”

More PMS treatments are needed, agrees Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, director of the perinatal psychiatry of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Center for Women’s Mood Disorders.

“Currently available treatments only help half of women with PMS, which means that the other 50% continue to struggle. So anything that shows a promise, such as essential fatty acids, and has minimal side effects, would be a useful contribution,” she says.

Women who think they may have PMS should keep a daily mood-rating diary and follow their moods for two months consecutively, she says. “Really track how your mood fluctuates and correlate it with your menstrual cycle.”

The first step is to make lifestyle changes such as eating a healthy diet and taking a daily multivitamin, exercising, minimizing caffeine intake, and getting good sleep, she says.

These may help minimize PMS symptoms. Also, “Talk to doctor about available options, which would include oral contraceptives and antidepressants,” Meltzer-Brody says.