Menstrual cycle symptom variation in a community sample of women using and not using oral contraceptives

References

• Andersch B, Wendestam C, Hahn L. Öhman Premenstrual R. complaints. I. Prevalence of premenstrual symptoms in a Swedish urban population. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1986; 5: 39–9
   Google Scholar
• Corney R H, Stanton R. A survey of 658 women who report symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. J Psychosom Res 1991; 35: 471–82
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Monagle L, Dan A, Krogh V, Jossa F, Farinaro E, Trevisan M. Perimenstrual symptom prevalence rates: An Italian-American comparison. Am J Epidemiol 1993; 138: 1070–81
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sveinsdóttir H, Marteinsdóttir G. Retrospective assessment of premenstrual changes in Icelandic women. Health Care Women Int 1991; 12: 303–15
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Woods N F, Most A M, Dery G K. Estimating perimenstrual distress: A comparison of two methods. Res Nurs Health 1982; 5: 81–91
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th ed. American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC 1994; 715–18
   Google Scholar
• Shaver J F, Woods N F. Concordance of perimenstrual symptoms across two cycles. Res Nurs Health 1985; 8: 313–19
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Walker A. Mood and well-being in consecutive menstrual cycles. Methodological and theoretical implications. Psychol Women Q 1994; 18: 271–90
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hardie E A. Prevalence and predictors of cyclic and noncyc-lic affective change. Psychol Women Q 1997; 21: 229–314
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ekholm U B, Hammarbäck S, Bäckström T. Premenstrual syndrome: changes in symptom pattern between two menstrual cycles. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1992; 13: 107–19
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ussher J. The psychology of the female body. Routledge, London 1989
   Google Scholar
• Bancroft J. The menstrual cycle and the well being of women. Soc Sci Med 1995; 6: 785–91
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sveinsdóttir H, Bäckström T. Prevalence of menstrual cycle symptom cyclicity and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a random sample of women using and not using oral contraceptives. Accepted. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Woods N F. Women's health: the menstrual cycle. Premenstrual symptoms: another look. Public Health Rep Suppl 1986; 106–12
   Google Scholar
• Sveinsdóttir H. Prospective assessment of menstrual and premenstrual experiences of Icelandic women. Health Care Women Int 1998; 19: 71–82
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hammerbäck S, Bäckström T, MacGibbon-Taylor B. Diagnosis of premenstrual syndrome: Description and evaluation of a procedure for diagnosis and differential diagnosis. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1989; 8: 25–42
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Graham C A, Sherwin B BA. Prospective treatment study of premenstrual symptoms using a triphasic oral contraceptive. J Psychosom Res 1992; 36: 257–66
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Walker A, Bancroft J. Relationship between premenstrual symptoms and oral contraceptive use: A controlled study. Psychosom Med 1990; 52: 86–96
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bäckström T. Epileptic seizures in women related to plasma estrogen and progesterone during the menstrual cycle. Acta Neurol Scand 1976; 54: 321–47
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bäckström T, Baird D T, Bancroft J, Bixo M, Hammarback S, Sanders D, et al. Endocrinological aspects on cyclical mood changes or the premenstrual syndrome. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1983; 2: 8–20
   Google Scholar
• MacGregor E A. ‘Menstrual’ migraine: Towards a definition. Cephalalgia 1996; 16: 11–21
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mao K, Chang A. The premenstrual syndrome in Chinese, Australian and New Zealand. J Obstet Gynaecol 1985; 25: 118–20
   Google Scholar
• Johnson S R, McChesney C, Bean J. Epidemiology A. of premenstrual symptoms in a nonclinical sample. I. Prevalence, natural history and help-seeking behavior. J Reprod Med 1988; 33: 340–6
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Halbreich U, Endicott J, Schacht S, Nee J. The diversity of premenstrual changes as reflected in the premenstrual assessment form. Acta Psychiatry Scand 1982; 65: 46–63
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McFarland C, Ross M, DeCourville N. Women's theories of menstruation and biases in recall of menstrual symptoms. J Pers Soc Psychol 1989; 57: 522–31
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Laessle R G, Tuschl R J, Schweiger U, Pirke K M. Mood changes and physical complaints during the normal menstrual cycle in healthy young women. Psychoneuroendocri-nology 1990; 15: 131–8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McFarlane J M, Martin C L, Williams T. Mood M. fluctuations. Women versus men and menstrual cycles versus other cycles. Psychol Women Q 1988; 12: 201–23
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McFarlane J M, Williams T M. Placing premenstrual syndrome in perspective. Psychol Women Q 1994; 18: 339–73
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ekholm U B, Hammarback S, Backstrom T. Premenstrual tension syndrome: A study comparing symptom ratings during two consecutive menstrual cycles. J Psychsom Obstet Gynaecol 1991; 12: 291–302
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mira M, Abraham S, McNeil D, Vizzard J, Macaskill P, Fraser I, et al. The inter-relationship of premenstrual symptoms. Psychol Med 1995; 25: 947–55
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar