1) The evidence for a role of prolactin in the premenstrual syndrome is discussed in this review. (2) The timing of the onset and offset of both physical and psychological dysphoric symptoms corresponds with the luteal elevation and menstrual decrease of serum prolactin levels. (3) Women with premenstrual symptoms have been shown to have high prolactin levels throughout the menstrual cycle and ...

Premenstrual syndrome is a term that combines several disorders are different in pathogenesis and severity of treatment. Among them: the main premenstrual disorder, exacerbation another disease, others. dysphoric disorder actually separate requires mental health care. This review presents modern classification these disorders, provides detailed guidance on their diagnosis correction. Particular...

Pre-menstrual syndrome is one of the most common disorders in women and causes impairment in work and social relationships. Several treatment modalities have been proposed, one of which is herbal medicines. Considering the properties of wheat germ, this study aimed to determine the effects of wheat germ extract on the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.This triple blind clinical trial was conduc...

Pre-menstrual syndrome is one of the most common disorders in women and causes impairment in work and social relationships. Several treatment modalities have been proposed, one of which is herbal medicines. Considering the properties of wheat germ, this study aimed to determine the effects of wheat germ extract on the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.This triple blind clinical trial was conduc...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of Premenstrual symptoms in Pakistani women aged 15 to 49 years, and to determine the effects of the symptoms on activities of daily life and treatment sought for them. METHODS This study was cross sectional, population based using a questionnaire of 402 women from Karachi Lahore and Islamabad. A checklist of 23 premenstrual symptoms, socio-demographic factor...

Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) seem to form a severity continuum with no clear-cut boundary. However, since the American Psychiatric Association proposed the research criteria for PMDD in 1994, there has been no agreement about the symptomatic constellation that constitutes this syndrome. The objective of the present study was to establish the core latent struc...

BACKGROUND Premenstrual syndrome is a group of symptoms linked to the menstrual cycle, and edema is among these symptoms. Physiotherapy is often sought by many patients for the treatment of edema; however, for an adequate prescription of physiotherapeutic procedures, the distribution of edema throughout the body has yet to be characterized. OBJECTIVE To determine the most frequent symptoms an...

Methods: The design was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, multicenter study. 120 patients were included and tested as devised by Steiner. Primary variables were Premenstrual Tension Syndrome self-rating (PMTS-S) and Premenstrual Tension Syndrome observer-rating (PMTS-O). Secondary variables were PMS symptoms evaluated on visual analogue (VAS) scales. Femal tablets 160 mg (twice da...