Posttraumatic stress disorder and development of premenstrual syndrome in a longitudinal cohort of women

Arch Womens Ment Health. 2019 Aug;22(4):535-539. doi: 10.1007/s00737-018-0916-0. Epub 2018 Oct 6.

Abstract

We examined the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (+PTSD) symptoms and incident premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in a longitudinal study with 14 years follow-up of 2924 women aged 27-44. Compared to women with no trauma exposure, women with trauma/PTSD were at significantly increased risk of PMS (p-trend < .001): 1) trauma/no PTSD odds ratio (OR) = 1.31 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.05-1.63], 2) 1-3 PTSD symptoms OR = 1.71 [95% CI = 1.33-2.20], 3) 4-5 PTSD symptoms OR = 2.90 [95% CI = 2.07-4.05], and 4) 6-7 PTSD symptoms OR = 3.42 [95% CI = 2.18-5.36].

Keywords: Posttraumatic disorder; Premenstrual syndrome; Trauma.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / etiology
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / psychology
  • Psychological Trauma / epidemiology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*
  • United States / epidemiology