Case-control study, 2013
Do women with PMS have different nervous system activity?
Yes. Women with PMS showed different nervous system patterns during the luteal phase, but the exact cause is still unknown.
What they did
Measured nervous system activity in women with PMS and control women during two phases of the menstrual cycle.
What they found
During the follicular phase, both parts of the nervous system showed slightly higher activity in the PMS group, but this was not a clear difference. During the luteal phase, women with PMS had a clear increase in one part (sympathetic activity) and a clear decrease in another part (parasympathetic activity). The number of PMS symptoms was related to these nervous system activity patterns.
What it means for you
These nervous system differences might explain why women with PMS have symptoms, but this is a small study and the exact mechanism is still unknown.
About the study
- Original title
- Symathovagal imbalance in premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Kulshreshtha M, Kumar Y, Agarwal V et al.
- Journal
- Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology
- Year
- 2013
- Study design
- Case-control study
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24968585/
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