Treatment of premenstrual dysphoria with continuous versus intermittent dosing of oral contraceptives: Results of a three-arm randomized controlled trial.
Tory A Eisenlohr-MoulSusan S GirdlerJacqueline L JohnsonPeter J SchmidtDavid R RubinowPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2017)
The study fails to replicate a uniquely beneficial effect of continuous COC on PMD. Additional work is needed to understand the psychosocial context bolstering the placebo response in women with PMD.