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title: Do women with PMDD have different attitudes toward menstruation?
description: Yes, women with PMDD reported more negative attitudes toward menstruation and more negative views of their mothers from childhood. This is one study in one ci
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/attitudes-toward-menstruation-in-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-a-preliminary-2003/
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Case-control study, 2003

# Do women with PMDD have different attitudes toward menstruation?

Yes, women with PMDD reported more negative attitudes toward menstruation and more negative views of their mothers from childhood. This is one study in one city, so findings may differ elsewhere.

 Early or limited evidence

30 women with PMDD and 24 healthy women in urban Turkey

## What they did

Researchers asked 30 women with PMDD and 24 healthy women questions about their attitudes toward menstruation and how they experienced their mothers during childhood and early puberty.

## What they found

Women with PMDD had more negative attitudes toward menstruation and more negative perceptions of their mothers compared to the control group.

## What it means for you

Psychological factors like attitudes toward menstruation and childhood relationships with mothers may be related to PMDD. However, this study cannot prove cause and effect. It was done in one city in Turkey, so findings may not apply to other countries.

30

women with PMDD

24

healthy comparison women

## About the study

Original title Attitudes toward menstruation in premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a preliminary report in an urban Turkish population Authors Yücel B, Polat A Journal Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology Year 2003 Study design Case-control study Participants 24 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.3109/01674820309074687](https://doi.org/10.3109/01674820309074687)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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