-Assessment of the prevalence of pre- and perimenstrual symptoms in female personnel of a university clinic-.
OBJECTIVE
This retrospective inquiry was designed to clarify the associations between the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual symptoms and personal and demographic data.


METHODS
The entire female staff of our University Hospitals (1,535 women) were asked to fill in a questionnaire on 29 physical and psychical symptoms. 491 answers (32.7%) of women with regular menstruations were evaluated.


RESULTS
PMS was diagnosed in 7.7% (p = 0.0006) and premenstrual symptoms in 42.4% (p = 0.021). The symptoms were significantly influenced by age (p = 0.0049) and use of oral contraceptives (OC, p = 0.047), but not by the duration of use and parity.


CONCLUSIONS
The woman's social and familial background has a considerable impact on the occurrence and severity of premenstrual symptoms. The significant positive effect of some OCs on PMS may be of therapeutic use.
Gaulrapp
K
K
Universitäts-Frauenklinik Würzburg, Deutschland.
Backe
J
J
Steck
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
Erhebung zur Pr-avalenz von pr-a-und perimenstruellen Symptomen am weiblichen Personal eines Universitätsklinikums.