ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2010
Lifestyle factors, hormonal contraception, and premenstrual symptoms: the United Kingdom Southampton Women's Survey.
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- Factors Associated with the Prevalence and Severity of Menstrual-Related Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Association Between Smoking and Premenstrual Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Premenstrual syndrome and alcohol consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2018Pooled it
- The effect of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on severity of physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome: a clinical trial study.BMC women's health · 2018Trial
- Mental and Reproductive Health Correlates of Academic Performance among Debre Berhan University Female Students, Ethiopia: The Case of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.BioMed research international · 2017Trial
- Sociodemographic, reproductive, and psychiatric factors associated with menstrual distress in Indonesian women: findings from an online survey using the MEDI-Q.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Dietary patterns are associated with premenstrual symptoms: a cross-sectional study among women from Central Europe.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Proteomics to reveal relationship between menstrual cycle and subjective conditions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Serum Proteomics of Multiple Menstrual Symptoms in Female Athletes: A Pilot Study.FASEB bioAdvances · 2026Article
- Hormone Fluctuations, Dietary Intake, and Daily Activity in Premenopausal Women: An 8-Week Observational Study.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of factors associated with the occurrence of menstruation-related symptoms in Japanese women without exercise habits and female soccer players: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Validation of the premenstrual symptoms questionnaire among Mongolian nursing school students.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Determinants of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and associated factors among regular undergraduate students at Hawassa University Southern, Ethiopia, 2023: institution-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Blunted Cortisol Response to Acute Psychosocial Stress in Women With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Premenstrual syndrome: new insights into etiology and review of treatment methods.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- A Survey of the Menstrual Status of Female College Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physical activity and combined hormonal contraception: association with female students' perception of menstrual symptoms.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Associated Factors Among Academics of a University in Midwest Brazil.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022Article
- Hypoactivation of autonomtic nervous system-related orbitofrontal and motor cortex during acute stress in women with premenstrual syndrome.Neurobiology of stress · 2021Article
- Menstrual Irregularity, Hormonal Contraceptive Use, and Bone Stress Injuries in Collegiate Female Athletes in the United States.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of premenstrual symptoms in women from the general population in Southampton, U.K., and examine their association with lifestyle factors and contraceptive use.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional survey in the city of Southampton, U.K., of 974 women aged 20-34 years (53% of the 1841 women invited to participate). The survey consisted of interviews, questionnaires, and completion of a prospective 6-week menstrual symptom diary recording on a daily basis the presence and severity of 11 common premenstrual symptoms. Premenstrual symptoms were identified from the diaries by two clinicians who reviewed them independently using a predefined algorithm to assess the onset and decline of symptoms in relation to the start of menstruation.
resultsOf the women surveyed, 24% were considered to have premenstrual symptoms (95% confidence interval [CI] 21-27). Women were less likely to have symptoms if they had higher levels of educational attainment and suffered less from stress. No associations were found between premenstrual symptoms and diet, alcohol, or strenuous exercise nor after adjustment for other factors, with age, smoking, or body mass index (BMI). Use of any form of hormonal contraceptives was associated with a lower prevalence of premenstrual symptoms (prevalence ratio 0.66, 95% CI 0.52-0.84).
conclusionsPremenstrual symptoms were common in this cohort. Use of hormonal contraceptive methods was associated with a lower prevalence of these symptoms.
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