Positive perimenstrual changes: Toward a new perspective on the menstrual cycle

Logue, Camille M.; Moos, Rudolf H.

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(88)90086-4

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“…Cyclical changes in well-being do occur amongst women (Asso, 1983;Coleman et ul., 1988;Logue and Moos, 1988;Rubinow et al, 1986). For some, these changes may be manifest by negative emotions and/or physical symptoms around or before menstruation; for others, positive feelings occur at this time (Logue and Moos, 1988).…”

Section: The Nature Of Pmsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Positive experiences, e.g. elevated mood, have also been reported premenstrually (Logue and Moos, 1988). Considerable variability is seen betweenindividuals in the type,severity and timing of the symptoms experienced (Schilling, 1981;Reid, 1985;van den Akker and Steptoe, 1985).…”

Section: The Nature Of Pmsmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…For some, these changes may be manifest by negative emotions and/or physical symptoms around or before menstruation; for others, positive feelings occur at this time (Logue and Moos, 1988). However, by no means all women experience noticeable cyclical change (Slade, 1984;Ainscough, 1990;Laessle et af., 1990;Ablanalp et al, 1979).…”

Section: The Nature Of Pmsmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Premenstrual symptoms and ovarian hormones: A review

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1992

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Many women experience cyclical changes in well-being. In a small proportion cyclicallyoccurring negative changes are serious enough to interfere with daily activities and have bewme known as the premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The belief that the aetiology of premenstrual symptoms is ultimately hormonal, even if mediated through someother mechanism, has been a long-standing one in the literature on the subject. The area of research is reviewed, highlighting the problem of data interpretation. Methodological inconsistencies are common, for instance, variations in the definition and diagnosis of PMS and the endocrinological parameters assessed. This review suggests that the timing of any degree of premenstrual change is related to the ovarian cycle. However, the severity of symptoms experienced, which distinguishes the woman with PMS from one without the syndrome, does not appear to be related to any hormonal parameter so far assessed. Further investigations of the psychology of the menstrual cycle are needed before the aetiology of PMS will be determined.

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Section: The Nature Of Pmsmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: The Nature Of Pmsmentioning

confidence: 95%

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Premenstrual symptoms and ovarian hormones: A review

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1992

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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“…Dennerstein & Burrows, 1979). Unpleasant physical symptoms and psychological moods have been associated with both menstrual and premenstrual phases of the normal monthly cycle (Chen & Filsinger, 1987;Englander-Golden, Whitmore, & Dienstbier, 1978;Logue & Moos, 1988;Hamilton, Parry, & Blumenthal, 1988a,b;Marriott & Farragher, 1986;Wilcoxen, Schrader, & Sherif, 1976;Moos & Leiderman, 1978;Lewis, 1990). There are pervasive cultural beliefs that women tend to experience perimenstrual increases in pain, abdominal swelling; headaches, irritability, and moods such as depression and tension (Brooks-Gunn & Ruble, 1980, 1986Ruble & Brooks-Gunn, 1979;Clarke & Ruble, 1978;Laws, Hey, & Eagan, 1985).…”

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“…Further evidence for sociocultural factors comes from self-report studies which show a discrepancy between retrospective and prospective reports at different phases of the monthly cycle. In retrospective studies, elevations in moods and symptoms are re-ported with higher frequency and greater intensity (Endicott & Halbreich, 1982;Hamilton et al, 1988a;Logue & Moos, 1988;Sheldrake & Cormack, 1976). McFarland et al (1989, p. 524) reported that "cyclical variation in symptoms is more likely and more extreme in studies where subjects report their symptoms retrospectively ... retrospective reports may better reflect women's cultural stereotypes about menstruation than they do women's actual experiences with menstruation."…”

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Prospective versus retrospective assessment of Menstrual cycle symptoms and moods: Role of Attitudes and beliefs

Boyle

Grant

1992

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Prospective vs. retrospective self-reports of menstrual cycle symptoms and moods in users and nonusers of oral contraceptives were investigated. Subjects, aged from 17 to 27 years, included 56 women on the pill and 47 nonusers. The Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) quantified physical symptomatology, while the Differential Emotions Scale (DES-IV) measured emotional states. Prospective reports suggested less discernible symptom and mood effects than did retrospective reports. Physical symptoms were significantly higher menstrually than premenstrually, whereas negative affects increased premenstrually. Women on the pill reported significantly fewer symptoms and negative moods than nonusers, although there were no significant differences in positive mood states. Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire (MAQ) scores suggested that nonusers of oral contraceptives found menstruation more debilitating them those "on the pill."

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Stress‐protective functions of positive experiences during the premenstrual period

Chaturvedi

Chandra

1990

Stress Med.

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The present study aimed at studying the presence of positive emotions during the premenstruum. A positive premenstrual assessment form was constructed and administered to 48 female nursing students in the reproductive age group. Ratings were done using numerical and visual analogue scales. Forty-six women reported experiencing at least some positive symptoms and two had none. Extremes of positive emotions were seen in 12-37 per cent of the women. The commonest emotions were a sense of well-being in 75 per cent and feelings of excitement and relief in 62 per cent. Increased sexual desire was reported by 42 per cent. The implications of these positive perimenstrual changes are described in terms of a stress-protective function regarding premenstrual distress and the premenstrual syndrome. It is likely that cultural factors may be involved in the stress-protective functions of these positive experiences.

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Positive perimenstrual changes: Toward a new perspective on the menstrual cycle

Cited by 35 publications

References 36 publications

Premenstrual symptoms and ovarian hormones: A review

Premenstrual symptoms and ovarian hormones: A review

Prospective versus retrospective assessment of Menstrual cycle symptoms and moods: Role of Attitudes and beliefs

Stress‐protective functions of positive experiences during the premenstrual period

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