Johnson S R, McChesney C, Bean J A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City.
J Reprod Med. 1988 Apr;33(4):340-6.
A stratified sample of 996 nursing school graduates from 1963 to 1984 was surveyed by mail regarding menstrual cycle characteristics. The 730 respondents reported an 87% overall lifetime prevalence of premenstrual symptoms. When the symptoms were categorized according to severity, only 3.2% of the respondents reported severe symptoms. Symptomatic women used diet change (24.6%), exercise (41.8%) and vitamins (18.9%) as self-help measures. Seventeen percent sought advice from a physician. Drug use was common; 22% were using a drug for symptoms at the time of the survey. Despite the common use of treatment, few women reported a significant work impairment. These findings support the conclusion that premenstrual symptoms are common but do not usually interfere with functioning.
对1963年至1984年毕业的996名护理专业学生进行分层抽样，通过邮件调查其月经周期特征。730名受访者报告称，经前症状的终生总体患病率为87%。当根据严重程度对症状进行分类时，只有3.2%的受访者报告有严重症状。有症状的女性采用饮食改变（24.6%）、运动（41.8%）和维生素（18.9%）作为自助措施。17%的人向医生寻求建议。药物使用很普遍；在调查时，22%的人正在使用药物治疗症状。尽管治疗方法普遍使用，但很少有女性报告工作受到重大影响。这些发现支持了经前症状很常见但通常不会干扰功能的结论。
