title: Frequency and severity of premenstrual symptoms in women taking birth control pills.
abstract: A retrospective study of a wide range of premenstrual symptomatology using the Premenstrual Assessment Form found little difference between women taking a low-dose birth control pill and non-pill-takers. These data are in keeping with older, but narrower, studies of women taking high-dose pills and raise questions about mechanisms of symptomatic and subclinical premenstrual changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Yuk
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Cumming
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined