Variations in menstrual cycle symptom reporting

Sheldrake, Peter; Cormack, Margaret

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(76)90017-9

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“…Women who have been assessed for psychopathology by-and-large have differed in their pattern of symptoms through the menstrual cycle from normal women. Correlations have been made between personality rating scales and premenstrual distress (2,3,5,(19)(20)(21)(22)(23). Moos (24) has observed that women with high anxiety through all phases of the menstrual cycle (high trait anxiety) had the highest premenstrual anxiety.…”

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Anxiety and Mood Fluctuation During the Normal Menstrual Cycle

Lahmeyer¹,

Miller²,

DeLeon-Jones³

1982

Psychosomatic Medicine

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Eleven women with an average age of 23 were evaluated daily for pregnanediol excretion, mood, and behavioral fluctuations during the menstrual cycle. Subjects carefully screened for present and preexisting psychopathology experienced only minor fluctuations in rating on the Moos Menstrual Distress questionnaire (MDQ), only the water retention achieving significance. The other scales on the MDQ and the Spielberger State Anxiety Scale had nonsignificant premenstrual elevations.

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Anxiety and Mood Fluctuation During the Normal Menstrual Cycle

Lahmeyer¹,

Miller²,

DeLeon-Jones³

1982

Psychosomatic Medicine

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“…Survey studies [14,15] suggest that the late luteal phase may be associated with more frequent subjective sleep disturbances, including restless sleep, sleep disturbances, unpleasant dreams, and unrefreshing sleep. There has been limited research using polysomnography across the menstrual cycle [11,12,[16][17][18][19][20].…”

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Sleep problems across the life cycle in women

Moline

Broch²,

R³

2004

Curr Treat Options Neurol

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Across the life cycle of women, the quality and quantity of sleep can be markedly impacted by internal (eg, hormonal changes and vasomotor symptoms) and external (financial and child-care responsibilities; marital issue) factors. This paper will outline some of the major phases of the life cycle in women that have been associated with sleep problems. The main messages from this paper include 1) that very little systematic, large-scale research has been performed in virtually every area reviewed; and 2) once identified, the sleep problem is generally best addressed by the standard therapeutic approach, except in the case of pregnant and lactating women in which concern for the fetus and child must be considered in the treatment decision. This paper is organized into sections that address sleep problems associated with the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause. Anecdotal reports recommend treatment that addresses the specific physical discomfort experienced by the woman (eg, analgesics for premenstrual pain, pregnancy pillows for backache, and hormone replacement therapy for hot flashes). The importance of developing standard treatment recommendations is stressed because the development of chronic insomnia has been linked to precipitating events. In addition, primary sleep disorders (eg, sleep apnea or restless legs syndrome) have been shown to increase during pregnancy and menopause, but treatment recommendations may be contraindicated or are not specific for women.

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“…Variability of perimenstrual symptomatology occurs in both the variety of symptoms women experience and in the large variation in the prevalence of these symptoms across different populations (Ferguson & Vermillion, 1957;Pennington, 1957;Schucket, Daly, Herman, & Heinman, 1975;Moos, 1968;Tomonen & Procope, 1971;Sheldrake & Cormack, 1976;Bergsjo, 1975;Taylor, 1979;Van Keep, 1979;O'Rourke, 1983). Whether variability in the prevalence of PS can be attributed to variability in age, parity, or other demographic characteristics of the populations studied, to variation in research methods, or to variation in the processes that influence women's perceptions of and response to symptoms is unclear.…”

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Socialization and social context: Influence on perimenstrual symptoms, disability, and menstrual attitudes

Woods

1986

Health Care for Women International

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Variations in menstrual cycle symptom reporting

Cited by 81 publications

References 5 publications

Anxiety and Mood Fluctuation During the Normal Menstrual Cycle

Anxiety and Mood Fluctuation During the Normal Menstrual Cycle

Sleep problems across the life cycle in women

Socialization and social context: Influence on perimenstrual symptoms, disability, and menstrual attitudes

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