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Study, 1931

# What types of health problems happen before menstruation?

Women experience a range of premenstrual problems from mild discomfort including fatigue and difficulty concentrating to severe pain requiring bed rest to serious symptoms like convulsions.

 Early or limited evidence

Women with premenstrual problems (number not specified)

## What they did

Described different groups of women with premenstrual problems and presented case examples.

## What they found

Minor disturbances before menstruation include increased fatigue, irritability, difficulty concentrating and pain. In another group of women, symptoms are severe enough to require one or two days of bed rest, with pain being particularly prominent. In a third group, serious systemic disorders appear during the premenstrual period. One example was a young woman with frequent convulsive attacks that occurred only within the ten days before menstruation.

## What it means for you

This describes different groups of women experiencing premenstrual problems at varying severity levels, including a case with convulsions linked to the menstrual cycle. The main limitations are that the abstract cuts off mid-case and does not report how many women were studied or describe treatments tried.

## About the study

Original title THE HORMONAL CAUSES OF PREMENSTRUAL TENSION Authors Robert T. Frank Journal Archives of Neurology And Psychiatry Year 1931 Study design Study Read the paper [doi.org/10.1001/archneurpsyc.1931.02230110151009](https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurpsyc.1931.02230110151009)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Cognition, concentration and memory](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-cognition/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)

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