The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and Pmdd

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1250882893 ISBN13: 9781250882899 Release Date: February 2024 Publisher: Flatiron Books Length: 240 Pages Weight: 0.70 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.4" A groundbreaking exploration of a debilitating disorder that's underdiagnosed and misunderstood. Most days, Shalene Gupta was the person she'd always aspired to be. She was hardworking, excelled at work, and had a long-term boyfriend who she desperately loved. Then, every month like clockwork, it all came crashing down in fits of rage and inconsolable sorrow. Work became meaningless, and she struggled to get through the day. The lows were subterranean. After years of struggling to get an answer from doctors, Shalene learned she was one of millions who live with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe form of PMS. The physical and mental effects of this disorder are undeniable, but for decades some doctors didn't even consider PMDD a real condition. How could so m