Prevalence of menstrual cycle symptom cyclicity and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a random sample of women using and not using oral contraceptives

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 405-413

  Sveindóttir, Herdís ^a   Bäckström, Torbjörn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual syndrome; Prospective assessment; Symptom patterns; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSPHORIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTERVIEWS; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034020953     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079005405.x     Document Type: Article

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