Hormones, Menstrual Distress, and Migraine Across the Phases of the Menstrual Cycle

2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1181-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Kibler ◽  
Jamie L. Rhudy ◽  
Donald B. Penzien ◽  
Jeanetta C. Rains ◽  
G. Rodney Meeks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Menstrual Distress

Premenstrual Symptoms: The Role of Irrational Thinking

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Lindner ◽  
Robert J. Kirkby
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Premenstrual Symptoms ◽  
General Attitude ◽  
Irrational Thinking ◽  
Belief Scale ◽  
Menstrual Distress ◽  
The Relationship

104 women, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, were surveyed to investigate the relationship between premenstrual symptomatology, as measured by the Modified Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, and irrational thinking, as measured by the General Attitude and Belief Scale. The women who reported greater premenstrual symptomatology also reported significantly higher scores in the “need for comfort” irrationality subscale. This indicated that these women had particular difficulty dealing with hassles and the resulting feelings of tension and irritability in the premenstruum. It was suggested that the absence of significant effects for other rationality-irrationality subscales could be associated with testing at different times during the menstrual cycle. Irrationality, like other conditions (such as anxiety and depression) prevalent in the premenstruum, could change in intensity across phases of the menstrual cycle.

Cognitive Changes during the Menstrual Cycle

1981 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Kirstein ◽  
Gary Rosenberg ◽  
Harry Smith
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Cycle Phase ◽  
Student Group ◽  
Cognitive Changes ◽  
Symptom Patterns ◽  
Menstrual Distress ◽  
Status Data ◽  
Group Concentration

A predominantly non-student group of sixty-five women volunteers, screened for medication use, prospectively completed the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) and the Temporal Disorganization Scale (TDS) weekly for one month along with a daily calendar of menstrual status. Data analysis revealed that TDS, concentration disturbances, negative affect, pain and water retention were rated as higher premenstrually and menstrually. Women dichotomized into groups based on high and low premenstrual TDS scores demonstrated different symptom patterns across the menstrual cycle. For the high premenstrual TDS group, concentration, behavioral change, negative affect and pain were all rated highest premenstrually; for the low premenstrual TDS group the TDS score was rated highest menstrually. The relevance of these findings to literature reports of associations between psychopathology and menstrual cycle phase are discussed.

Studies of Daily Recordings from the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire

1977 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwyneth A. Sampson ◽  
F. A. Jenner
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Least Mean Square ◽  
Menstrual Distress

SummaryNineteen volunteers completed a Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire daily for a period exceeding one menstrual cycle. The data were analysed, using a least mean square method of fitting sine waves. The fact that the results obtained on this group are essentially those found by other workers looking at the menstrual cycle suggests that this may be a useful method for assessing menstrual distress.

Menstrual distress in females of reproductive age: a literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubeena Maqbool ◽  
Mudasir Maqbool ◽  
Mehrukh Zehravi ◽  
Irfat Ara
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Emotional Disturbances ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Related Condition ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Significant Public Health ◽  
Menstrual Distress

Abstract Menstrual-related issues have significant public-health ramifications. Women who are having menstruation troubles should get their mental health checked by healthcare specialists. In young women, a menstrual-related condition has serious health implications. Young females who have menstrual issues miss job and school, and their behavioural and mental development suffers as a result. Depression and anxiety have an impact on women’s menstrual periods in adults. Symptoms like as cramps, tiredness, backache, swelling abdomen, and painful breasts have also been described in women with menstrual misery. Menstrual distress has been shown to impair women’s daily activities, as well as their reproductive and psychological health, according to research. Menstrual periods are frequently accompanied by a variety of unpleasant symptoms, such as premenstrual syndrome, which includes symptoms such as mild cramping and exhaustion. The severity of these symptoms, on the other hand, differs from woman to woman, depending on their health, food, way of life, and other factors. Women with menstrual-related issues have also reported smoking, alcohol intake, and an increase in hunger. Furthermore, young women experience emotional disturbances such as melancholy, restlessness, and despair. It is a sign of an atypical menstrual cycle if there is no cycle or if the bleeding is atypical or light. As a result, it is critical to maintain contact with a gynaecologist in order to detect any significant changes in a regular menstrual cycle.

The Association of Menstrual Migraine with the Premenstrual Syndrome

Cephalalgia ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 422-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Facchinetti ◽  
I Neri ◽  
E Martignoni ◽  
L Fioroni ◽  
G Nappi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Premenstrual Syndrome ◽  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Menstrual Migraine ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Menstrual Distress

To investigate the comorbidity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and menstrual migraine, the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) was prospectively administered for two consecutive menstrual cycles to 22 patients with menstrual migraine, 12 cases with migraine without aura and 15 patients with PMS. MDQ scores varied throughout the menstrual cycle in each patient group, the wider changes being shown by patients with PMS. Fourteen menstrual migraine patients and 4 migraine without aura patients achieved diagnostic criteria for PMS over two menstrual cycles. In these patients MDQ scores did not differ from PMS sufferers at any stage of the menstrual cycle. The premenstrual increase of each cluster of PMS symptoms was identical in menstrual migraine and PMS subjects with the exception of negative affect. We suggest that PMS symptoms should be taken into account in the IHS diagnostic criteria for menstrual migraine.

Is a Little (Psychiatric) Knowledge a Dangerous Thing?: The Impact of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder on Perceptions of Premenstrual Women

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather C. Nash ◽  
Joan C. Chrisler
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
American Psychiatric Association ◽  
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Menstrual Distress ◽  
The Impact

One hundred thirty-four participants completed a revised Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ), which included criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Two weeks later the participants again completed the revised MDQ after reading either the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) diagnostic criteria for the PMDD or a copy of the same criteria retitled “Episodic Dysphoric Disorder,” with all menstrual cycle references removed. Knowledge of the diagnosis did not affect women's perceptions of their own menstrual cycle-related symptoms, but it increased participants' perceptions of premenstrual changes as a problem for women in general. Chi-square analyses revealed that participants were more willing to attach a psychiatric diagnosis to women they know if they believed the diagnosis was related to the menstrual cycle.

Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on the Performance of Complex Perceptual-Psychomotor Tasks

1975 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Baisden ◽  
R. S. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Oral Contraceptives ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Hormonal Changes ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Menstrual Flow ◽  
Slow Reaction Time ◽  
Psychomotor Tasks ◽  
Menstrual Distress

Efforts in support of providing equal employment opportunities have created a serious interest in factors which may affect the potential aeronautical adaptability of women. The possible effects of the significant physical and hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle have been a focal point of considerable coacera. This study assesses an individual's ability to perform complex, perceptual-psychomotor tasks during different phases of the menstrual cycle. Seventeen women served as paid volunteer subjects. All were between 20 and 30 years of age with a mean age of 24 years. Each woman was tested during the premenstruum (3 or 4 days prior to menstrual flow), during the menstrual flow, and during the intermenstrual phase of the cycle. In addition, data were collected on the use of oral contraceptives and on the severity and prevalence of individual menstrual cycle symptomatology as measured by the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire. The perceptual-psychomotor data were used to evaluate the effects of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on performance under stress. The data were also used to test Dalton's hypothesis that the lethargy the premenstruum and menstruation is responsible for lowered judgment and slow reaction time which might result in accidents. The results of the study indicated that there were no performance decrements associated with the menstrual cycle or use of oral contraceptives and failed to support Dalton's hypothesis.

The Pattern and Prevalence of Symptoms During the Menstrual Cycle

1985 ◽  
Vol 147 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga van den Akker ◽  
Andrew Steptoe
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Follicular Phase ◽  
Symptom Reporting ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
High Trait ◽  
Menstrual Distress ◽  
High Trait Anxiety ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

SummaryOne hundred volunteers completed a modified version of the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire daily for 35 days. The purpose of the study was disguised. None of the participants was taking oral contraceptives. Significantly more symptoms were reported in the premenstrual and menstrual phases and fewer during the follicular phase of the cycle, but the pattern of response varied considerably between subjects. Symptom reporting was higher, in all phases of the cycle, in women with high trait anxiety or psychiatric morbidity (indexed by the General Health Questionnaire) but these measures did not relate to fluctuations of symptoms around the menstrual cycle. The need for prospective longitudinal studies of menstrual cycle symptomatology is emphasised.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Aromatherapy on Menstrual Distress among Adolescent Girls

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
P. Thenmozhi ◽  
K. Bhuvaneshwari
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Pharmacological Intervention ◽  
Primary Dysmenorrhea ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Menstrual Distress ◽  
College Of Nursing ◽  
Almost All

Aim: To determine the effectiveness of Aromatherapy on menstrual distress among young adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea. Study Design: Quantitative approach with Pre-experimental research design. Place and Duration of Study: Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, from December 2019 to February 2020. Methodology: Sixty adolescent girls were selected for the study by using a convenience sampling technique. The participants who participated in the study were adolescent girls with 17 - 19 years of age, have regular menstrual cycle, having primary dysmenorrhea, and willing to participate in the study. Demographic variables and clinical variables were collected by using structured questionnaire. Followed by pre-test assessment on primary dysmenorrhea symptom was assessed on 5th day of menstruation by primary dysmenorrhea symptoms questionnaire. Aromatherapy was administered by inhalation method in alternate days from 7th day of menstrual cycle for two consecutive menstrual cycles. Post test was conducted at the end of intervention on the first day of menstrual cycle using the same tool. The data were tabulated and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS statistical package. Results: The result of the study shows that in the pre-test, 54(90%) had moderate menstrual distress and 6(10%) had severe menstrual distress. Whereas in the post test, almost all 60(100%) had mild menstrual distress. pre-test and post-test mean score of menstrual distress was 62.83±2.93 and 33.03± 2.48. Which was compared by paired ‘t’ test revealed that the post-test mean value is lower than the pre-test mean value and  found statistically significant at the level of p<0.001 Conclusion: The finding of the present study concludes that aromatherapy using lavender oil is significantly effective in reducing the menstrual distress without side effects among adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea and also reduces the risk pharmacological intervention.

The Effects of Estradiol on Chronically Damaged Human Fallopian Tubes: A SEM Study

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 648-649
Author(s):  
A. Toledo ◽  
G. Stoelk ◽  
M. Yussman ◽  
R.P. Apkarian
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Secretory Cell ◽  
Estrogen Therapy ◽  
Fallopian Tubes ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Proliferative Phase ◽  
Cyclic Patterns ◽  
Sem Study ◽  
The U.S

Today it is estimated that one of every three women in the U.S. will have problems achieving pregnancy. 20-30% of these women will have some form of oviductal problems as the etiology of their infertility. Chronically damaged oviducts present problems with loss of both ciliary and microvillar epithelial cell surfaces. Estradiol is known to influence cyclic patterns in secretory cell microvilli and tubal ciliogenesis, The purpose of this study was to assess whether estrogen therapy could stimulate ciliogenesis in chronically damaged human fallopian tubes.Tissues from large hydrosalpinges were obtained from six women undergoing tuboplastic repair while in the early proliferative phase of fheir menstrual cycle. In each case the damaged tissue was rinsed in heparinized Ringers-lactate and quartered.

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