Survey study, 1993
Is premenstrual syndrome a significant public health problem?
According to the author, yes. Between 25 and 35 percent of women find PMS worrisome enough to need specialist care, and 5 to 10 percent experience severe symptoms. However, this is an opinion piece rather than a research study.
What they did
Review article discussing PMS prevalence and the author's clinical understanding based on personal clinical experience rather than new research data.
What they found
25 to 35 percent of women have PMS severe enough to require specialized consultation. 5 to 10 percent have severe symptoms. Women often consult multiple specialists (neurologists, cardiologists, psychiatrists) for symptoms.
What it means for you
The author argues PMS is common and underrecognized as a unified condition, causing women to seek fragmented care. The main limitation is that this is an opinion piece citing statistics from other sources rather than presenting new data, and no source is provided for the prevalence figures.
25-35%
Women with worrisome PMS requiring specialist care
5-10%
Women with severe PMS symptoms
About the study
- Original title
- [Premenstrual syndrome: a neglected public health problem]
- Authors
- Lolas J
- Journal
- Revista medica de Chile
- Year
- 1993
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8272641/
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