Ovarian steroids and premenstrual symptoms: a comparison of group differences and intra-individual patterns.
To examine the relationship of gonadal hormone and symptom patterns across the menstrual cycle, women screened for 2-3 cycles completed an intensive study cycle; 26 had a low-severity symptoms (LS), 20, a premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and 26, a premenstrual magnification pattern (PMM). All completed daily symptom diaries and collected late afternoon urine samples which were assayed for pregnanediol and estradiol for that cycle. The PMS and PMM groups had significantly more positive cross-correlations of pregnanediol and symptoms than the LS group. Women in all groups had similar levels of estradiol and pregnanediol. Women with PMS and PMM patterns responded to progesterone differently than women with LS patterns: thus the former groups may not benefit from hormone therapies.
Lentz
Martha J
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004644:Emotions; D004958:Estradiol / Q000652:urine*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000652:urine; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011276:Pregnanediol / Q000652:urine*; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000652:urine*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D015430:Weight Gain
D004958:Estradiol; D011276:Pregnanediol