Survey study, 2012
How common are PMS and severe PMS in Chinese women, and what are the typical symptoms?
In Chinese women, PMS affects 21.1% and severe PMS affects 2.1%. The most common symptoms are irritability, breast tenderness, depression, abdominal bloating, and angry outbursts.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of Chinese women aged 18-45. They were screened for PMS and severe PMS using standard criteria. Those who met criteria completed daily symptom logs for 2 months.
What they found
21.1% of women had PMS and 2.1% had severe PMS. The most common symptoms were irritability (91.21%), breast tenderness (77.62%), depression (68.31%), abdominal bloating (63.70%), and angry outbursts (59.62%).
What it means for you
In Chinese women, physical symptoms like breast tenderness and bloating are very common. The study shows that women in different countries may experience PMS differently. Results are specific to China.
21.1%
Women with PMS
2.1%
Women with severe PMS
91.21%
Irritability (most common symptom)
About the study
- Original title
- Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a population-based sample in China
- Authors
- Qiao M, Zhang H, Liu H et al.
- Journal
- European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
- Year
- 2012
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None - observational survey
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.01.017
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