PMDD can shrink parts of the brain, studies suggest chronic PMDD may reduce the volume of the amygdala and hippocampus areas responsible for regulating emotions and memory, which could explain the intense mood swings?
this could explain why some people experience severe pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea even when their lesions appear “mild” in scans, it’s not just tissue growing where it shouldn’t,
it’s tissue learning how to hurt !! 🤷🏻♀️
how many times have we seen women casually tweeting that they feel suicidal on their periods? when it's actually PMDD? A brain-based debilitating condition, extremely serious, and disproportionately wrecks neurodivergent women, yet barely talked about 🤷🏻♀️
do you know your period isn’t just late? extreme stress can cancel your cycle, it's actually your body prioritising survival over reproduction because it thinks making a baby is the last thing you need right now, this is also called hypothalamic amenorrhea.