Some premenstrual symptoms probably occur in 95% of women; only 5% of women have no premenstrual symptoms. Fifty percent of women have mild symptoms and 30% moderate problems. About 5% of women have such PMS symptoms that their lives are disrupted in the two weeks leading up to their periods.
Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-
- Population study of premenstrual syndrome (2006-01)
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) in Adolescents: Severity and Impairment. (2006-02)
- Evaluating the criteria used for identification of PMS. (2006-03)
- Population study of premenstrual syndrome (2006-04)
- Premenstrual disorders: bridging research and clinical reality. (2003-01)
- Assessment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms: population of women in Casablanca (2002-01)
- The impact of premenstrual symptomatology on functioning and treatment-seeking behavior: experience from the United States, United Kingdom, and France. (1999-01)
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- Premenstrual Syndrome - PMS What is The Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- 2 How prevalent is PMS?
- 3 How can we tell if I have PMS?
- 4 How can my PMS be evaluated?
- 5 How can cyclical breast pain (mastalgia) be treated?
- 6 How can my PMS be treated?
- 7 What is the place of progestogens and progesterone in the management of PMS?
- 8 Could suppressing my menstrual cycle reduce my PMS problems?
- 9 Could a diuretic help my PMS?
- 10 Is there a place for anti-depressants or anxiolytic drugs in the management of PMS?
- 11 Is there a place for removing my ovaries in the management of PMS?
- 12 What can be done about my decreased libido (sex drive)
- 12A What is the place of Viagra (sildenafil citrate) in sexual dysfunction in women?
- 13 How is PMS treatment monitored?
- 14 How long should PMS treatment be taken?
- 15 What is the chronic fatigue syndrome?
- 16 What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- 17 Where can I obtain more information?
- 18 Support Groups.
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