Abstract
To determine the relationship between premenstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhea among Japanese adolescent girls, a total of 1,431
high school students were assessed. Of them, 11.3% were classified with “moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS)” and
3.2% with “premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).” Eighty-five percent of the girls had dysmenorrhea. The rates of prevalence
of PMDD and moderate to severe PMS were increased according to the severity of dysmenorrhea (rs = 0.479), showing a correlation
between the severity of PMS/PMDD and dysmenorrhea in adolescents.
high school students were assessed. Of them, 11.3% were classified with “moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS)” and
3.2% with “premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).” Eighty-five percent of the girls had dysmenorrhea. The rates of prevalence
of PMDD and moderate to severe PMS were increased according to the severity of dysmenorrhea (rs = 0.479), showing a correlation
between the severity of PMS/PMDD and dysmenorrhea in adolescents.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Short Communication
- Pages 1-3
- DOI 10.1007/s00737-012-0266-2
- Authors
- Mari Kitamura, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
- Takashi Takeda, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
- Shoko Koga, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
- Satoru Nagase, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
- Nobuo Yaegashi, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
- Journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health
- Online ISSN 1435-1102
- Print ISSN 1434-1816