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title: What health and psychological problems do women with PMS have?
description: Women with moderate to severe PMS had significantly more undetected medical, psychological, and marital problems than women without PMS. The study doesn't spe
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/medical-and-psychologic-characteristics-of-women-presenting-with-premenstrual-1986/
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Survey study, 1986

# What health and psychological problems do women with PMS have?

Women with moderate to severe PMS had significantly more undetected medical, psychological, and marital problems than women without PMS. The study doesn't specify what those problems were.

 Early or limited evidence

68 women with premenstrual symptoms and 34 control women without symptoms.

## What they did

A cross-sectional study comparing 68 women who came to clinic because of PMS symptoms with 34 control women without PMS symptoms. Researchers assessed their medical, psychological, and marital characteristics.

## What they found

Women with premenstrual symptoms had a significantly greater frequency of previously undetected medical, psychological, and marital problems compared to control women.

## What it means for you

Women with PMS may have other health and relationship issues that need attention. A major limitation is that the abstract doesn't describe what specific problems were found. Because this is cross-sectional, we can't tell if PMS causes these problems or if they're separate issues.

68

women with PMS symptoms

34

control women

## About the study

Original title Medical and psychologic characteristics of women presenting with premenstrual symptoms Authors Keye WR Jr, Hammond DC, Strong T Journal Obstetrics and gynecology Year 1986 Study design Survey study Participants 68 What was tested None. This was a comparison study. Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3763075/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3763075/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)

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