Survey study, 2014
How many Jordanian women have PMS or PMDD, what symptoms are worst, and how do they manage them?
About 80% have PMS and 10% have PMDD. The worst symptoms are belly cramps, lower back pain, and chest pain. Women most often use pain medicine, hot drinks, warm clothes, or lie down.
What they did
Researchers surveyed 254 women at a large Jordanian university using questionnaires to measure PMS severity and PMDD diagnosis. They asked about symptoms and ways women manage them.
What they found
PMS prevalence was 80.2% and PMDD was 10.2%. The most severe symptoms were abdominal cramp, lower back pain, and breast pain. Higher stress, younger age, higher weight, not being married, poorer health, and missing work were linked to worse symptoms. Women most often used pain medicine, hot fluids, warm clothes, or lying on the abdomen to manage symptoms.
What it means for you
Most women experience PMS. Knowing the worst symptoms and what women try to use helps healthcare providers improve care. The study was done in one country with university students, so results may not apply to all women.
80.2%
PMS prevalence
10.2%
PMDD prevalence
254
Women studied
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among Jordanian women
- Authors
- Hamaideh SH, Al-Ashram SA, Al-Modallal H
- Journal
- Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
- Year
- 2014
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 254
- What was tested
- None
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12047
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