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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Premenstrual Syndrome amongst the Females of Manav Rachna University


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1 Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
2 3rd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
3 2nd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
     

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Several women's bodies and physiologies undergo physical and physiological changes approximately a week before their menstrual cycle. PMS develops when these symptoms return before each cycle and begin to interfere with a woman's health and daily life. PMS is defined as a set of physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of menstruation. The cross-sectional study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practise of PMS among female students of MRIIRS, Faridabad. The results showed that majority of the females knew what PMS is. The analysis showed that majority of the women experienced mood swings, irritability, anger, anxiety etc. To ease the symptoms they drank plenty of water, consumed only minerals and vitamins. Majority did not take any medications for this. We can conclude from this research that PMS is a complex but very curable illness.

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knowledge, attitude, practice, premenstrual syndrome and symptoms
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Authors

Anjana Goyal
Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Anushka Choudhary
3rd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Anila Maria Varghese
3rd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Nandini Mathur
2nd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Vanshika Batra
2nd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Prakriti Harsh
2nd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Antarini Roy
2nd Year BDS Students, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India

Abstract


Several women's bodies and physiologies undergo physical and physiological changes approximately a week before their menstrual cycle. PMS develops when these symptoms return before each cycle and begin to interfere with a woman's health and daily life. PMS is defined as a set of physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of menstruation. The cross-sectional study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practise of PMS among female students of MRIIRS, Faridabad. The results showed that majority of the females knew what PMS is. The analysis showed that majority of the women experienced mood swings, irritability, anger, anxiety etc. To ease the symptoms they drank plenty of water, consumed only minerals and vitamins. Majority did not take any medications for this. We can conclude from this research that PMS is a complex but very curable illness.

Keywords


knowledge, attitude, practice, premenstrual syndrome and symptoms

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