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Diagnosing PMS vs PMDD and Getting a Diagnosis: How PMS and PMDD Are Actually Diagnosed, and What Cycle Mapping Adds
There's no blood test for PMS or PMDD — so how do you actually get diagnosed? In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen walks through the real diagnostic process, and introduces cycle mapping, a tool that goes far beyond simply tracking your period.
In this episode:
Why diagnosis relies on daily tracking rather than a single test — and why two full cycles matters
The screening tools and diagnostic criteria doctors actually use (PSST, DRSP, DSM-5)
What gets ruled out along the way, and why
What cycle mapping is, and how it goes beyond period-tracking to reveal how your hormones and symptoms move…
The skinny
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