INTRODUCTION It is estimated that up to 75% of premenopausal women experience at least one premenstrual symptom and 8-20% meet clinical criteria for premenstrual syndrome. Premenstrual syndrome substantially reduces quality of life for many women of reproductive age, with pharmaceutical treatments having limited efficacy and substantial side effects. Physical activity has been recommended as a ...

premenstrual syndrome (pms) is a hormone dependent pathophysiologic state with known somatic and affective symptoms. vitamin d3 as a secosteroid hormone has different effects on several disorders. in this review, we declared some potential benefits of vitamin d3 regarding alleviation of pms symptoms; also, we have reported the results of literature review about vitamin d and pms.

Premenstrual symptoms and syndrome were studied in young women who have been followed since birth. Data were collected on the intensity of four symptoms: irritability, anxiety or stress, depressed mood, and affective lability. Premenstrual syndrome was defined according to intensity of symptoms. Association between age at menarche and premenstrual symptoms and syndrome were investigated through...

conclusions the stress due to psychosomatic changes in the menstrual cycle is associated with premenstrual syndrome. measures of s-iga, rather than cortisol or subjective responses to stress, may be most closely associated with pms. background several studies have demonstrated the associations between premenstrual syndrome and perceived stress, and no studies quantifying stress based on biochem...

conclusions according to the results, although the effect of this method of the behavioral part of this syndrome was not significant, regarding the results of other researches for the effectiveness of this method of decreasing the pms, it is hoped to use for reducing the symptoms by more researches in this area of complementary medicine together with other common treatments in gynecological are...

BACKGROUND Premenstrual syndrome is a psychoneuro endocrine stress related disorder. PURPOSE To study the effect of premenstrual stress on autonomic function. METHODS Study of autonomic function basal heart rate, basal blood pressure, systolic & diastolic response to cold stimulus was carried out in 80 Eumenorrheic females age between 18-25 yrs. during premenstrual & post menstrual phase. S...

BACKGROUND Several studies have demonstrated the associations between Premenstrual Syndrome and perceived stress, and no studies quantifying stress based on biochemical parameters have been conducted. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to examine the changes in biochemical parameters of stress and measured perceived stress during the menstrual cycle of women with premenstrual syndrome...