Case-control study, 2016
Do women with PMS have more problems during pregnancy and labor?
Yes. Women with PMS had more pregnancies and labors overall, and those with the edematous form (swelling) had much higher rates of late pregnancy complications.
What they did
Compared 200 women with PMS to 50 women without PMS by reviewing their pregnancy and labor histories.
What they found
Women with PMS had 1.59 times more pregnancies and 1.70 times more labors than controls. Edematous-form PMS was associated with more pregnancy complications. Late gestosis (high blood pressure in pregnancy) occurred 4.55 times more often in women with edematous PMS (47.82% versus 10.52%). These women also had higher rates of caesarean section, forceps delivery, heavy bleeding, and preterm labor.
What it means for you
Women with PMS, especially with swelling symptoms, may need extra monitoring during pregnancy. This observational study found associations but does not prove PMS causes these complications.
200
Women with PMS
1.59
Times more pregnancies in PMS group
4.55
Times more late gestosis in edematous PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Features of Reproductive Function in Women With Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Lyudmyla V. Pakharenko
- Journal
- HEALTH OF WOMAN
- Year
- 2016
- Study design
- Case-control study
- Participants
- 200
- What was tested
- None (observational)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.15574/hw.2016.111.109
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