Prevalence and clinical picture of premenstrual syndrome in females from Bulgaria
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Abstract Background Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its more severe form premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are highly prevalent conditions, but there seems to be ethnic and cultural variances in their distribution. Aims To explore the prevalence of PMS/PMDD and their typical clinical features in a Bulgarian population. Materials and methods This investigation was designed and executed as a cross-sectional descriptive study. Three hundred and five conveniently recruited females with no psychiatric history filled in a self-evaluation questionnaire based on DSM-IV tapping on different symptoms of PMS. The prevalence of the conditions was calculated. Results 32.1% (N = 98) of the tested females (mean age 31.04 ± 6.31) suffered from PMS and 3.3% (N = 10) were diagnosed with PMDD. The leading symptoms in the sample were irritability, fatigue and changes in appetite, depressed mood, mood swings, and anxiety, and abdominal bloating, breast tension and tenderness. Most of the symptoms were moderately severe. Mild and moderate cases of PMS were near equally distributed and more frequent than severe ones. Conclusion PMS is a common condition which is usually mildly expressed, but severe cases are not an exception. The clinical picture is dominated by almost equally distributed psychological and somatic symptoms.
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Chumpalova, Petranka; Iakimova, Rossitza; Stoimenova-Popova, Maya; Aptalidis, Daniil; Pandova, Milena; Stoyanova, Maria; et al. (2020). Prevalence and clinical picture of premenstrual syndrome in females from Bulgaria. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4819413.v1
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AUTHORS (7)
PC
Petranka Chumpalova
RI
Rossitza Iakimova
MS
Maya Stoimenova-Popova
DA
Daniil Aptalidis
MP
Milena Pandova
MS
Maria Stoyanova
KF
Konstantinos Fountoulakis