Survey study, 2017
Do women with PMS have lower calcium and does supplementation help?
Women with PMS had lower blood calcium levels and lower daily calcium intake. Calcium supplementation increased blood calcium levels and reduced PMS symptoms.
What they did
Measured blood calcium levels, daily calcium intake, and PMS symptoms in women with and without PMS. Some women received calcium supplements.
What they found
Women with PMS had lower average blood calcium levels and lower average daily calcium intake compared to women without PMS. Calcium intake was correlated with blood calcium levels. Calcium supplementation increased blood calcium levels and reduced PMS symptoms.
What it means for you
Low calcium may be related to PMS and supplementation may help reduce symptoms. However, this is a small observational study, not a controlled trial, so we cannot prove that low calcium causes PMS.
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About the study
- Original title
- Blood Calcium Level and Its Correlation with Calcium Daily Intake, Calcium Supplementation & Clinical Symptoms in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Meilinah Hidayat, Komang RP Wardani, Bertha Melisa Purba et al.
- Journal
- Journal Of Medicine & Health
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- Calcium supplementation in some subjects
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.28932/jmh.v1i6.556
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