Survey study, 2017
Does marital status affect PMS symptom severity?
Most PMS symptoms occurred during menstruation for both married and unmarried women. Unmarried women reported slightly more severe symptoms overall, but the difference was small.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of women aged 25-35. Researchers asked about symptoms during three phases of the menstrual cycle using a standardized calendar.
What they found
Among unmarried women with PMS, symptoms occurred in 54.5% during menstrual phase, 27.3% during post-ovulatory, and 18.2% during pre-ovulatory. Among married women with PMS, symptoms occurred in 50% during menstrual, 30% during post-ovulatory, and 20% during pre-ovulatory. Overall severity was 55% in unmarried women and 50% in married women. Constipation was more common in married women.
What it means for you
Most PMS symptoms occur during menstruation regardless of marital status. The study did not report how many women were in each group, which makes it hard to assess reliability. We cannot know whether marital status itself causes differences or whether other factors are involved.
54.5%
unmarried with symptoms in menstrual phase
50%
married with symptoms in menstrual phase
55% vs 50%
overall severity
About the study
- Original title
- Measure the Symptoms Related to Pre-Menstrual Syndrome among Married and Unmarried Females during their Reproductive Life Span
- Authors
- Sonya Arshad, Muhammad Nisar, Syeda Hiba Hashmi
- Journal
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDORSING HEALTH SCIENCE RESEARCH (IJEHSR)
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- Comparing marital status in women with PMS
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.29052/ijehsr.v5.i2.2017.45-51
Original abstract
ObjectiveThe study was aimed to estimate premenstrual syndrome and its consequent symptoms in married and unmarried females during menstrual phase, pre-ovulatory phase and post-ovulatory phase.Methodology A cross sectional survey based study has been conducted in young females of 25-35 age groups.Participants were divided into two groups.Group A were with PMS and group B were healthy subjects.The evaluation of manifestations in all three phases was gathered by using PRISM calendar.The data was collected and stored and analyzed by applying Chi-square test by using SPSS v.22.0.Result The result revealed that the severity was different among unmarried (55%) and married (50%) in all three phases of Menstrual cycle.Unmarried female shows their symptoms 54.5% in menstrual phase, 27.3%in post ovulatory phase and 18.2% in preovulatory phase, while married females express 50%, 30%, and 20.0% respectively in all the three phases.The significant (p 0.05).Constipation was additional significant factor present in married females.Discussion The present study among unmarried females and married females revealed that premenstrual syndrome (PMS) differs in each of three groups.Women of reproductive age either married or unmarried showing significant symptoms of PMS, however different phases have different percentage among these two groups.Conclusion According to our results, we concluded that in unmarried and married females, PMS were found frequently during menstrual phase and remaining two phases has no prevailing clinical manifestation.
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