A Christmas miracle? Doctors say PMS may be treatable

The bane of women - and more importantly, men - once a month, it turns out that premenstrual syndrome (PMS) could soon be easily treatable.

According to Science Daily, sensitivity to allopregnanolone, a hormone that occurs naturally in the body after ovulation and during pregnancy, changes during pregnancy and is markedly different to those with severe PMS and those that don't.

The research was found by Erika Timby of the Umea University in Sweden for her doctoral dissertation and could prove invaluable for the 8% of women (yeah... right) that suffer from PMS.

Dr Timby said of the results: "We have studied few women, but this is one of the first studies to examine the effects of this particular metabolite from the corpus luteus hormone in humans.

"Greater knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of pronounced PMS can ultimately provide clues for new methods of treatment."

During the dissertation, women were given the substance in question in doses that elevated what would be seen during pregnancy and the test subjects found themselves fatigued, tired and though not specifically mentioned, probably more than a little moany. You're so close Dr Timby... please hurry up with that cure already.