please make (it) stop

PMS

A powerful spell that women are put under about once every month, which gives them the strength of an ox, the stability of a Window's OS, and the scream of a banshee. Basically, man's worst nightmare.

OMFG! SHE HAS PMS!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!! *explosions and screams*

Urban Dictionary

I cannot believe that in this day and age, there are still people who have no idea what PMS is. Seriously. I had to explain it to someone yesterday and he seemed surprised and somewhat relieved that it wasn't like he had thought. What did he think it was? Like women grew extra appendages when they're having PMS? Extra heads?

So here are a series of links for those who are still shockingly, incredulously out of the loop. What planet have you been living in?

PMS - Intellihealth
PMS - Women's Health Channel
PMS - MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Premenstrual Stress Syndrome - Wikipedia
Dealing with PMS
Medical Treatment of PMS
PMS: What You Can Do To Ease Your Symptoms