A longitudinal study on premenstrual disorders among female medical students of a tertiary-care hospital

M, Bhowmick; Kharde, Anup

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2014.181020142

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“…This is also consistent with study done in KSA (2014), 4 reported the prevalence of PMS as 78.5%. This study is not in agreement with the study done in India (2014), 8 where only 22.3% were reported to have PMS. Also differs from the study done in Japan (2017), 9 showed low prevalence of PMS as 25.2%.…”

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“…The most commonly reported affective symptoms with PMS were Irritability 82 (98.79%), angry outburst 73 (87.95%) while the most commonly reported somatic symptoms were abdominal bloating 63 (75.90), breast tenderness 58 (69.87) which is similar to previous studies done in india 8 , 13 and Turkey. 12 In a study done in medical students in India, the most frequent affective symptom was irritability (35%) and somatic symptom was breast tenderness (41%).…”

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“…In our study, the frequency of PMS was found to be higher in students with history of dysmenorrhea 70 (84.3%) which is similar to previous studies. 4 , 8 , 10 - 12 …”

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Premenstrual Syndrome among Medical Students of a Medical college: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome is the premenstrual disorder with wide range of prevalence world-wide leading to higher rates of work absences, higher medical expenses, and lower health-related quality of life. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome among medical students of a medical college. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in a medical college among medical students using self-reported questionnaires based on American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists criteria for premenstrual syndrome, and 12-Item Short Form Health Survey for quality of life, from 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 207807955). Convenience sampling was used among students who met the inclusion criteria. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 113 patients, premenstrual syndrome according was seen in 83 (73.45%) (82.93-83.06, 95% Confidence Interval) out of which, 56 (67.46%) showed mild premenstrual syndrome, and 27 (32.53%) had moderate premenstrual syndrome. The most commonly reported affective symptoms of premenstrual syndrome was irritability 82 (98.79%), while the somatic symptoms was abdominal bloating 63 (75.90%). Conclusions: The prevalence of premenstrual syndrome among medical students was similar to in the other studies done in similar settings.

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Premenstrual Syndrome among Medical Students of a Medical college: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Prevalence, quality of life and disability due to illness among medical and paramedical students

Thakrar

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Oswal

2021

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Premenstrual Syndrome – An Overview

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Kayalvizhi

Sylvia

2022

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Premenstrual syndrome is an unpleasant physical, psychological and behavioral changes and which may lead to negative impact on social relationships, work productivity and other social activities. The severe form of Premenstrual syndrome may lead to Premenstrual Dysphoric disorder (PMDD).Premenstrual symptoms affected an estimated 90% of women of reproductive age, according to research. PMS prevalence rates in India have been observed to range from 14.3 percent to 74.4 percent. In India, the reported prevalence of PMDD has ranged from 3.7 percent to 65.7 percent.

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A longitudinal study on premenstrual disorders among female medical students of a tertiary-care hospital

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Premenstrual Syndrome among Medical Students of a Medical college: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Premenstrual Syndrome among Medical Students of a Medical college: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Prevalence, quality of life and disability due to illness among medical and paramedical students

Premenstrual Syndrome – An Overview

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