Albuquerque, NM (Pitch Engine) Mar. 5, 2012 Starting March 2012 Desert Health Acupuncture began offering a series of acupuncture treatments for women in and around Albuquerque that suffer from debilitating PMS. PMS, otherwise known as pre-menstrual syndrome, is the term used to describe the wide list of ailments including physical, behavioral, and emotional connected to a woman’s menstrual cycle. Five to ten days before menstruation begins the symptoms of PMS start up which are caused as it turns out from the shift of hormone levels after female ovulation.