Study, 1988
Can a simple disk help diagnose whether someone has PMS?
A disk called the PMT-Cator can track symptoms and its results matched well with more complex methods of diagnosing PMS. It's unclear how well it actually diagnoses PMS compared to a doctor's assessment.
What they did
Researchers created a diagnostic disk based on an obstetric calculator. The PMT-Cator tracks five PMS symptoms for up to 6 weeks and includes simple calculations to help determine if symptoms suggest PMS.
What they found
The results from the PMT-Cator matched well with results from more complex analysis. The disk may have other uses as well.
What it means for you
This simple disk could be a practical tool for tracking PMS symptoms, but we don't know how well it diagnoses PMS or how it compares to other diagnostic methods.
5
PMS symptoms it can track
6 weeks
maximum tracking period
About the study
- Original title
- A simple method for the diagnosis of premenstrual syndrome by use of a self-assessment disk
- Authors
- Magos AL, Studd JW
- Journal
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
- Year
- 1988
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- PMT-Cator diagnostic disk for symptom tracking
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(88)90211-6