TY - JOUR
TI - Premenstrual syndrome: a short review
AU - Ziomkiewicz-Wichary, Anna
TI - Premenstrual syndrome: a short review
AB - 
	Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a complex cluster of physical and behavioral symptoms that occur during the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in reproductive age women. PMS is inextricably associated with ovulation. Not only pregnancy blocks premenstrual symptoms but also in anovulatory cycles symptoms seem to disappear. It is diagnosed in up to 80% women, worldwide, with around 8% of women suffering from its most severe form – premenstrual disphoric disorder. Although this syndrome has been investigated for almost 60 years, researchers are still far from full understanding of this psycho-somatic condition. Some even question its biological basis and attribute it to specific role that women play in western society and culture. This short review summarizes past and current scientific perspective on PMS, including its etiology and physiology. This paper also discusses evolutionary hypotheses proposed to explain the universal occurrence of premenstrual symptoms in women worldwide.

	 

	
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VL - 2017
IS - Tom 15, Numer 2
PY - 2017
SN - 1731-7398
C1 - 2084-2627
SP - 156
EP - 160
DO - 10.4467/20842627OZ.17.016.6786
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/artykul/premenstrual-syndrome-a-short-review
KW - białka zapalne
KW - faza lutealna
KW - infekcja
KW - progesteron
KW - przedmiesiączkowe zaburzenia dysforyczne
KW - wyjaśnienie ewolucyjne
KW - zespół napięcia przedmiesiączkowego