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Abstract
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is as a group of symptoms, physical and behavioral, that occur in the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and that may interfere with women’s daily activities and personal relationships. The symptoms varied from mild to severe symptoms. Common physical complaints include breast tenderness, bloating, and headache. Common behavioral symptoms may include irritability, anxiety, and depression. . Hypocalcaemia has found to aggravate PMS symptoms. Several treatment strategies are under study for management of PMS including calcium supplementations. Therefore, the aim of the present work was to assess the prevalence and predictors of premenstrual tension syndrome (PMS). In addition, the PMS severity before and after calcium supplementation among the studied women.
To achieve such aim, a cross sectional study was conducted on 300 women in the reproductive age aged 18-49 years old who attended to Manshaat Sultan family health center during the period from the first of September 2019 to the first of June 2022.
The cross sectional study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of PMS through a pre-designed questionnaire then a randomized, single blinded, controlled trial was conducted on 120 women who were diagnosed PMS
The eligible women interviewed using a predesigned questionnaire that consisted of five sections; the first section included questions about identification data [age, marital status, education, occupation, and smoking] and assessment of socioeconomic standard. The second to the forth section included questions about PMS predictors included; medical history, family history, history of depression and anxiety symptoms, menstrual, obstetric history and dietary habits. The fifth section included the premenstrual symptoms screening scale (PSST) that translated DSM-IV criteria into a rating scale with degrees of severity.