The PMDD Project Summit Draws 3,000 Registrations Worldwide as Vicky Pattison Announced as UK’s First PMDD Patron

UK charity, The PMDD Project’s, first-ever Summit brought together a global audience of over 3,000 registered attendees, marking a significant moment for awareness, understanding and community support around Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).

Hosted online, the free event welcomed participants from across the UK and internationally, including Denmark, Canada, the United States and Bermuda. Throughout the afternoon, an engaged and deeply supportive community took shape in real time, with attendees actively contributing to the live chat, sharing personal experiences, responding to speakers, and offering encouragement to others navigating the condition.

The summit featured a line-up of clinical experts, researchers, and individuals with lived experience, offering a multi-layered perspective on PMDD, a condition that remains widely misunderstood and underdiagnosed.

A defining moment of the event came with the announcement that broadcaster and author Vicky Pattison has become an official Patron of The PMDD Project—the first role of its kind in the UK dedicated specifically to PMDD.

The news was shared live during the summit, marking a milestone not only for the charity, but for the wider PMDD community.

“There was an incredible community contributing to the chat throughout,” said Phoebe Williams, Founder of The PMDD Project. “With people connecting, sharing, and feeling heard, often for the first time. To have this level of engagement, from both experts and those with lived experience, shows just how urgently this conversation is needed.” 

PMDD is a severe hormone-based mood disorder linked to the menstrual cycle, affecting an estimated 3–8% of women and people who menstruate. Despite its impact, awareness and access to diagnosis remain limited, with many experiencing years of misdiagnosis or dismissal.

The summit aimed to bridge this gap, creating space for open, informed discussion, from clinical insights and research developments to the realities of living with PMDD day to day.

The PMDD Project, founded by Phoebe Williams, continues to advocate for improved recognition, support and education around the condition, providing resources, community and campaigning for change across the UK.

Following the success of the summit, the charity plans to build on this momentum, with further initiatives aimed at amplifying voices, supporting those affected, and driving forward the national conversation around PMDD.

For more information, visit: https://thepmddproject.org