Study, 2018
Could oxidative stress be a cause of PMS?
Researchers designed a study to test this question, but this abstract does not report what they found.
What they did
Planned to measure a specific marker in blood that shows oxidative stress and track it through the menstrual cycle to see if it relates to PMS symptoms.
What they found
The abstract does not include the study results or what the researchers discovered.
What it means for you
The study was designed to investigate whether oxidative stress might cause PMS and PMDD. To learn what they actually found, you would need to read the full research paper.
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Weeks before menstruation when PMS symptoms typically start
About the study
- Original title
- The plasma level of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in relation to menstruation
- Authors
- Kaori Yama, Honoka Shinbo, Maiko Machida et al.
- Journal
- Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
- Year
- 2018
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Measuring an oxidative stress marker in blood
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1254/jpssuppl.wcp2018.0_po4-3-20
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