OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and severity of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) in medical college students, evaluate the impact of the condition on the quality of life and find out the associated risk factors. STUDY DESIGN An observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, from August to December 2006. METHODOLOGY Unmarried medical ...

INTRODUCTION Vitex agnus-castus, also called vitex is aboriginal to the Mediterranean region, with long leaves, tender stem, flowers and ripening seeds. The aim of this study was to overview premenstrual, postmenstrual and infertility disorder of Vitex agnus-castus. METHODS This review article was carried out by searching studies in PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, and IranMedex databases. Th...

Background: Premenstrual syndrome is a cyclic disorder with symptoms that are severe enough to interfere some aspect of living. The debilitating reappear each cycle, the most common being generalized headache, breast swelling and tenderness, bloating, fatigue, depression irritability. Aim: To determine efficacy mefenamic acid in treatment premenstrual women reproductive age groups. Methods: A q...

OBJECTIVE Previous reports have suggested that disturbances in calcium regulation may underlie the pathophysiologic characteristics of premenstrual syndrome and that calcium supplementation may be an effective therapeutic approach. To evaluate the effect of calcium carbonate on the luteal and menstrual phases of the menstrual cycle in premenstrual syndrome, a prospective, randomized, double-bli...

This double-blind, randomized, crossover study compared the efficacy and safety of danazol (100 mg twice daily) with matching placebo in the treatment of severe premenstrual syndrome. Nineteen patients were randomly allocated to receive danazol for 3 months followed by placebo, and 18 to receive treatment in the reverse order. Assessments of overall condition showed improvement to be statistica...

Introduction: Women are smart and savvy. Striving to live up their potentials, they curious about the world in want make a difference. But adolescent is period struggle with issues of menstruation. Objective: To evaluate effectiveness Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome among girls. Design: A quantitative approach using quasi experimental pre-test post-test ...

BACKGROUND The human menstrual cycle (MC) has historically been the focus of myth and misinformation, leading to ideas that constrain women's activities. OBJECTIVES We wished to examine one pervasive idea, that the MC is a cause of negative mood, by studying the scientific literature as a whole. We briefly reviewed the history of the idea of premenstrual syndrome and undertook a systematic re...

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is comprised of a cluster of affective, behavioral and somatic symptoms recurring monthly during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The disorder affects 3-8% of menstruating women and represents the more severe and disabling end of the spectrum of premenstrual disorders, which includes premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual aggravation of underlying ...