Prevalence and clinical picture of premenstrual syndrome in females from Bulgaria

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its more severe form premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are highly prevalent conditions, but there seems to be ethnic and cultural variances in their distribution. To explore the prevalence of PMS/PMDD and their typical clinical features in a Bulgarian population....

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Published in:	Annals of general psychiatry Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 3
Main Authors:	Chumpalova, Petranka, Iakimova, Rossitza, Stoimenova-Popova, Maya, Aptalidis, Daniil, Pandova, Milena, Stoyanova, Maria, Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 15-01-2020 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Abdomen Age Analysis Anxiety Appetite Birth control Breast Clinical picture Cross-sectional studies Diagnosis Distribution Fatigue Females Headaches Menstrual cycle Menstruation Mental disorders Minority & ethnic groups Mood Obstetrics PMS Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Premenstrual syndrome Prevalence Primary Research Psychological aspects Questionnaires Women's health Womens health Bulgaria Turkey Ukraine Clinical picture Premenstrual syndrome Prevalence Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
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Summary:	Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its more severe form premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are highly prevalent conditions, but there seems to be ethnic and cultural variances in their distribution. To explore the prevalence of PMS/PMDD and their typical clinical features in a Bulgarian population. This investigation was designed and executed as a cross-sectional descriptive study. Three hundred and five conveniently recruited females with no psychiatric history filled in a self-evaluation questionnaire based on DSM-IV tapping on different symptoms of PMS. The prevalence of the conditions was calculated. 32.1% ( = 98) of the tested females (mean age 31.04 ± 6.31) suffered from PMS and 3.3% ( = 10) were diagnosed with PMDD. The leading symptoms in the sample were irritability, fatigue and changes in appetite, depressed mood, mood swings, and anxiety, and abdominal bloating, breast tension and tenderness. Most of the symptoms were moderately severe. Mild and moderate cases of PMS were near equally distributed and more frequent than severe ones. PMS is a common condition which is usually mildly expressed, but severe cases are not an exception. The clinical picture is dominated by almost equally distributed psychological and somatic symptoms.
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ISSN:	1744-859X 1744-859X
DOI:	10.1186/s12991-019-0255-1