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title: Do premenstrual symptoms differ between rural and urban Mexican women?
description: Physical symptoms were similar. Urban women reported more severe psychological and behavioral symptoms than rural women.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-symptomatology-in-rural-and-urban-zones-1995/
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- Do premenstrual symptoms differ between rural and urban Mexican women?

Survey study, 1995

# Do premenstrual symptoms differ between rural and urban Mexican women?

Physical symptoms were similar. Urban women reported more severe psychological and behavioral symptoms than rural women.

 Early or limited evidence

100 Mexican women; 50 living in a rural zone, 50 in an urban zone

## What they did

Compared 50 rural and 50 urban Mexican women. They asked them to record premenstrual and postmenstrual symptoms during one menstrual cycle using a symptom questionnaire.

## What they found

97% of women had at least one premenstrual physical symptom, and 95% had a psychological or behavioral symptom. The severity of physical symptoms was similar between rural and urban women. Urban women reported more severe psychological and behavioral symptoms than rural women.

## What it means for you

Premenstrual symptoms are extremely common in Mexican women regardless of where they live. Urban women may experience more severe psychological symptoms, possibly related to lifestyle stress, but the study cannot explain why. It only measured one menstrual cycle per woman.

97%

had at least one premenstrual physical symptom

95%

had psychological or behavioral symptoms

50

women in each group

## About the study

Original title [Premenstrual symptomatology in rural and urban zones] Authors Marván ML, Díaz Eroza MC Journal Acta psiquiatrica y psicologica de America latina Year 1995 Study design Survey study Participants 50 What was tested None Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8762707/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8762707/)

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