Study, 2010
What are PMS and PMDD?
PMS is a set of emotional and physical symptoms that happen one to two weeks before a period and go away shortly after it starts. PMDD is a more severe type of PMS where the emotional symptoms are much worse and can interfere with daily life.
What they did
This educational overview describes the definition, prevalence, and characteristics of PMS and PMDD.
What they found
About 75 percent of women experience PMS at some point before menopause. About 3 to 6 percent of women have PMDD. Women who have had severe depression are more prone to developing PMDD.
What it means for you
PMS is very common, but severe PMDD is rarer and can be more disabling. The key difference is that emotional symptoms are worse in PMDD.
75 percent
of women experience PMS at some point before menopause
3 to 6 percent
of women have PMDD
About the study
- Original title
- Sindrome premenstrual (PMS) y trastorno disforico premenstrual (PMDD)
- Authors
- Rogerio A. Løbo, JoAnn V. Pinkerton
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Year
- 2010
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None - this is informational
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1210/jcem.95.4.9999
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