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title: How common is PMDD in Russian women and what increases the risk?
description: About 1 in 6 Russian women have PMDD. Risk is higher in women aged 15-24 and those with family history of psychiatric disease.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorders-in-women-of-russian-federation-and-risk-factors-2019/
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# How common is PMDD in Russian women and what increases the risk?

About 1 in 6 Russian women have PMDD. Risk is higher in women aged 15-24 and those with family history of psychiatric disease.

 Early or limited evidence

1,326 women aged 15-45 from Russia with regular menstrual cycles.

## What they did

A cross-sectional questionnaire study of 1,326 women aged 15-45 from four Russian regions. They asked about PMDD symptoms and medical and personal history.

## What they found

15.6% of women met PMDD criteria. Symptoms typically first appeared at ages 15-19. Risk factors included being aged 15-24, higher education, lack of regular sexual life, history of neurocirculatory dystonia, family history of neuropsychiatric diseases or PMS, painful periods, and complications from childbirth or abortion.

## What it means for you

PMDD is common in young Russian women. The main limits are that the study was cross-sectional (couldn't prove cause and effect), it was in Russia only, and people with psychiatric diagnoses were excluded.

15.6%

Percentage of women who met PMDD criteria

15-19 years

Age when PMDD symptoms typically first appeared

1,326

Number of women surveyed

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual dysphoric disorders in women of Russian Federation and risk factors for their development. Epidemiological study of1,326 women Authors К. Б. Логинова, G. M. Dyukova, Yu.E. Dobrokhotova et al. Journal Medical alphabet Year 2019 Study design Survey study Participants 1,326 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2019-1-2(377)-43-46](https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2019-1-2(377)-43-46) Original abstract

The epidemiology of premenstrual dysphoric disorders (PMDD) and the risk factors for PMDD in women of the Russian Federation are still not fully resolved. Objective: to assess the prevalence of PMDD among women in the Russian Federation and to identify risk factors for PMDD. Materials and methods. An anonymous questioning using the questionnaire was carried out by 1326 women of the reproductive period of different regions of the Russian Federation: Moscow (880), Ural (150), Rostov (146) and Novosibirsk (150) regions. Inclusion criteria were: age of 15-45 years, regular menstrual cycle of 25-35 days, lack of psychiatric diagnoses in history. The results. It was found that 15.6 % of Russian women meet the criteria for PMDD. The primary age of the first appearance of PMDD symptoms is 15-19 years. The statistically significant risks of developing PMDD are ages 15-24 years, education at a higher education institution, lack of regular sexual life, history of neurocirculatory dystonia, complication of heredity in neuropsychiatric diseases and premenstrual syndrome, painful periods and complications in childbirth or abortion. Conclusions: the high prevalence of PMDD (15.6 %) in young women of the reproductive period, the presence of psychosocial and biological risk factors for PMDD requires the development of a modified tool for the early diagnosis of PMDD for general practitioners, obstetrician gynecologists, and psychiatrists.

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## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)

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