Caffeine-containing beverages and premenstrual syndrome in young women.
I evaluated the hypothesis that consumption of caffeine-containing beverages causes premenstrual syndrome by studying 295 college sophomores. Data about premenstrual syndrome and beverage consumption were collected by a self-administered questionnaire. Analysis of the data revealed that consumption of caffeine-containing beverages is strongly related to the presence and severity of premenstrual syndrome and that the effects exist for most of the premenstrual symptoms studied.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D002110:Caffeine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D002110:Caffeine