Survey study, 2014
What factors are linked to the water-retention form of PMS?
Emotional stress, tissue swelling symptoms, and three hormone levels (progesterone, prolactin, and cortisol) were linked together in women with the water-retention form of PMS. However, this was a small study with no control group, so these results may not apply reliably to other women.
What they did
Researchers studied 130 women of early reproductive age with the water-retention form of PMS. They collected information about their medical history and emotional strain, and measured three hormone levels.
What they found
There were connections between emotional and mental strain, tissue swelling symptoms, and the three hormone levels (progesterone, prolactin, and cortisol) in women with the water-retention form of PMS.
What it means for you
The study suggests emotional stress and hormones may play a role in water retention in PMS, but it was small with no control group for comparison.
130
women with water-retention PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Investigation of clinical - anamnestic and laboratory indexes correlation in women of early reproductive age with edematous form of premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Василь Васильович Палапа
- Journal
- Bukovinian Medical Herald
- Year
- 2014
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 130
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.24061/2413-0737.xviii.1.69.2014.20
Original abstract
An investigation of interconnection between anamnestic and clinical peculiarities of premenstrual syndrome (PMC) in edematous form and hormonal homeostasis indexes in 130 women of early reproductive age has been carried out.The correlation between anamnestic data connected with mental and emotional strain, symptoms which accompany the tissues edema and progesterone, prolactin and cortisol indexes in women with PMC edematous form is traced.
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