Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among women aged 15-49 years

Authors

  • Selami Doğan Department of Family Medicine, Family Practice Center No:4, Bayraklı, İzmir, Turkey, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-8513
  • Nuray Doğan Department of Family medicine, Manisa Yunus Emre Muradiye Family Health Center No:47, Manisa, Turkey, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8323-9487
  • Tevfik Tanju Yılmazer Department of Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0845-6267 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0845-6267
  • Kurtuluş Öngel Department of Family Medicine, Katip Çelebi University, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8846-2810

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46328/aejog.v2i3.59

Keywords:

Premenstrual Syndrome, Premenstrual Tension, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Premenstrual Dysphoric Syndrome

Abstract

Objective: Approximately 80% of women in reproductive age experience some premenstrual ‎phase-related changes in the menstrual cycle. We aimed to determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and ‎premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptom frequency among women aged 15-49 years in a family practice catchment area.

Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the women registered to a family practice center in İzmir Bayraklı. Out of 522 women at the age of 15-49 years, 198 participants filled the Premenstrual Assessment Form (PAF) and answered demographic questions. The main outcome measures were the presence of “premenstrual ‎symptoms” and “premenstrual syndrome”.

Results: The mean age, waist circumference and BMI of the women were 29.3±9.1 years, 80.4±13.2 ‎cm and 25.2±5.1 kg/m2, respectively. Of the participants, 68.2% (n=131) were single and 60.4% ‎‎ (n=116) were housewives. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) was present in all the women involved in the study. Of ‎these, 3.6% were evaluated as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). None of the ‎independent variables in the study revealed as risk factors for PMDD (p>0.05). Mean PAF scores were ‎2.22±0.90‎. There was no correlation between PAF scores and the studied variables except for waist ‎circumference (r = -0.17; p = 0.02). The sociodemographic variables ‎were not related with PMS (p> 0.05).‎

Conclusions: Training and counseling on the causes and ‎symptoms of PMS should be provided to women, particularly in primary health care facilities, and in-service trainings should be ‎conducted to provide information to the staff working in family practice centers.‎

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2020-11-20

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Doğan S, Doğan N, Yılmazer TT, Öngel K. Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among women aged 15-49 years. Aegean J Obstet Gynecol [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 20 [cited 2024 Dec. 7];2(3):48-52. Available from: https://aejog.com/index.php/aejog/article/view/59

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2020): Aegean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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