Written by Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP – Women’s International Pharmacy PMS jokes abound in today's society, even though they're not really funny. It's very likely that most of us toss around the acronym of PMS (for premenstrual syndrome) without giving a thought as to where or...

The physical, and sometimes emotional, changes a woman goes through on a monthly basis are caused by hormones that work together, communicating between the brain and the reproductive system. The birth control pill jumps into this relay system midstream, delivering two key sex hormones that...