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title: How accurate are PMS diagnoses and how well do treatments work?
description: Only 38 of 100 women referred for PMS actually had it; 24 had other causes of similar symptoms. When women were properly diagnosed, 84 percent responded well
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/diagnostic-and-treatment-results-from-a-southeastern-academic-center-based-1993/
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Cohort study, 1993

# How accurate are PMS diagnoses and how well do treatments work?

Only 38 of 100 women referred for PMS actually had it; 24 had other causes of similar symptoms. When women were properly diagnosed, 84 percent responded well to treatment.

 Moderate study design

100 women presenting to a university-based PMS clinic in the southeastern United States

## What they did

Researchers followed 100 women referred to a PMS clinic. They used a structured diagnostic protocol to determine who had true PMS, premenstrual magnification (similar symptoms from other causes), or other disorders, then tracked treatment responses.

## What they found

Of 100 women: 38 had true PMS, 24 had premenstrual magnification, 13 had psychiatric or other disorders. Only 44 percent of women previously diagnosed with PMS were actually correct. Overall, 84 percent of women with true PMS or magnification responded to treatment.

## What it means for you

Many women are wrongly diagnosed with PMS without proper testing. Premenstrual magnification, when PMS-like symptoms are caused by other medical conditions, is often missed. When women are correctly diagnosed, current treatments work well.

38

women with true PMS out of 100

44

percent previously diagnosed correctly

84

percent who responded to treatment

## About the study

Original title Diagnostic and treatment results from a southeastern academic center-based premenstrual syndrome clinic: the first year Authors Plouffe L Jr, Stewart K, Craft KS et al. Journal American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Year 1993 Study design Cohort study Participants 100 What was tested Structured diagnostic protocol and standard treatment Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(93)90079-x](https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(93)90079-x)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual exacerbation (PME)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pme/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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