On approaching menstruation or period, one of the complaints women reports is mood swings. What causes mood swings during menstruation? Is it dangerous for health? Every healthy productive age woman will experience menstruation or period every month. Typically, before the menstrual period arrives, women will experience changes in mood or mood swings. These mood changes before the period are also known as Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). A mood swing is a sudden and apparently inexplicable change in mood. You may be happy and elated at one moment but on the next moment, you are expressing hostility and anger. You must be familiar with this situation. It is normal to feel mood swings or emotional changes before or during the period. But your mood is important to what you do and the way you do it. A bad mood could affect everything from what you choose to eat to how you interact with others, even your partner. So, why your emotions do turns wild before menstruation. Here in HEALTHY and FITNESS we will explore the possible the causes of mood swing around the period and provides tips to prevent the effects that come from hormonal fluctuations.