Our Bodies, Our Lives: Are you under a powerful spell or is it just PMS? Galveston County Daily News May 13, 2014 In the latest Our Bodies, Our Lives column by UTMB’s Dr. Tristi Muir: About 75 percent of women experience some symptoms of PMS, beginning with the second half of their cycle and receding with the onset of a woman’s period. « Back | The Newsroom »