Case-control study, 1997
Do women with severe breast pain and swelling have worse PMS symptoms?
Yes. Women with cyclic mastopathy reported more severe PMS symptoms, especially water retention and breast symptoms, as well as mood changes, behavior changes, and concentration problems.
What they did
Case-control study comparing 34 women with severe cyclic breast pain and swelling to 29 women without breast symptoms. Both groups tracked breast pain, swelling, and PMS symptoms for one menstrual cycle and reported past breast health.
What they found
Women with cyclic mastopathy had more doctor visits for breast lumpiness, more mammograms, and more biopsies. PMS symptoms were significantly more severe in the cyclic mastopathy group, particularly water retention and breast symptoms (p<0.001), and also negative mood, behavior changes, and concentration problems (p<0.05).
What it means for you
Severe breast pain and swelling appears connected to worse PMS symptoms. The study only tracked women for one cycle and included a small sample size.
34
women with severe cyclic breast pain and swelling
29
women without breast symptoms (controls)
1 cycle
duration of tracking
About the study
- Original title
- Breast health and associated premenstrual symptoms in women with severe cyclic mastopathy
- Authors
- Goodwin PJ, Miller A, Del Giudice ME et al.
- Journal
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
- Year
- 1997
- Study design
- Case-control study
- Participants
- 34
- What was tested
- None, observational study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70392-2
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