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The term Dowagerâs Hump originated from the Greek word âkyphosisâ which means a hump, and dowager for its technical term meaning âdignified elderly womanâ. A physical deformity resulting in a condition of over-curvature of the thoracic spine (upper back) of our body.
For the purposes of clarity we will use the lower case pms for pre-menstrual syndrome and the upper case PMS for post menstrual syndrome. The definition of Post Menstrual Syndrome is the presence of one or more hormone induced irregularities in the two weeks after a woman finishes her period. This is often call Post Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder.