Open AccessAn Overview of Development of Diagnostic Plan for Premenstrual Syndrome
Author(s) -
Baljit Jassal,
Jagminder Kaur Bajaj,
B. Vinoth Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of medical and dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-8952
pISSN - 2320-1118
DOI - 10.18311/ijmds/2013/19824
Subject(s) - medicine , luteal phase , etiology , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , follicular phase
Premenstrual syndrome is a psychoneuroendocrine disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by a large number of symptom constellations with various characteristic pattern of appearance & disappearance. The Luteal phase symptom pattern of sufficient severity is the mainstay for diagnosing this condition & needs to be confirmed by prospective charting. Variety of tools with different rating scales & criteria are available for this purpose. The article reviews these tools & criteria to reach a consensus statement for diagnosis of Premenstrual syndrome.