Research Article
Patterns and Predictors of Premenstrual Symptoms among Females Working in a Psychiatry Hospital
Table 2
Frequency and distribution of premenstrual symptoms (
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| Serial number | Psychological symptoms | (%) | Biological symptoms | (%) | Somatic symptoms | (%) |
| 1 | Feeling weepy & crying easily | 14 (09.3) | Loose motion | 31 (20.0) | Restlessness | 27 (18.0) | 2 | Apprehensiveness/restlessness | 23 (15.3) | Reduced sexual desire | 36 (24.0) | Increased body weight | 37 (24.7) | 3 | Loss of temper• | 54 (36.0) | Disturbed sleep | 32 (21.3) | Headache | 39 (26.0) | 4 | Feeling that people are teasing me | 12 (08.0) | Decreased appetite | 31 (20.7) | Joint and muscles pain• | 71 (47.3) | 5 | Irritability• | 66 (44.0) | Craving for certain food item | 12 (08.0) | Backache• | 105 (70.0) | 6 | Sudden mood swing | 24 (16.0) | Increased sleep | 32 (21.5) | Fatigability• | 57 (38.0) | 7 | Making mistake at work | 17 (11.3) | Increased sexual desire | 12 (08.0) | Laziness• | 60 (40.0) | 8 | Forgetfulness | 05 (03.3) | Constipation | 16 (10.7) | Stomachache• | 50 (33.3) | 9 | Poor efficiency• | 40 (26.7) | Increased micturition• | 44 (29.3) | Sickness (nausea) | 25 (16.7) | 10 | Poor decision making | 07 (04.7) | Decreased micturition | 01 (0.07) | Breast ache• | 42 (28.0) | 11 | Feeling that people make comment | 06 (04.0) | | | Palpitation | 11 (07.3) | 12 | Crying at small thing and suddenly bursting into tear | 15 (10.0) | | | Sweating a lot | 16 (10.0) | 13 | Feeling ignored | 18 (12.0) | | | Hot and cold flushes | 13 (08.7) | 14 | Oversensitiveness | 36 (24.0) | | | Dizziness | 15 (10.0) | 15 | Thinking about ending life | 11 (07.3) | | | Tremor | 06 (04.0) | 16 | Agitation | 12 (08.0) | | | Tingling and numb sensation | 17 (11.3) | 17 | Clumsiness | 01 (0.07) | | | Feeling bloated up | 07 (04.7) | 18 | Death wishes | 01 (0.07) | | | Swelling in feet | 09 (06.0) | 19 | | | | | Breast engorgement | 49 (26.0) | 20 | | | | | Lots of white discharge | 23 (15.3) | 21 | | | | | Acne | 14 (09.3) | 22 | | | | | Burning sensation in private parts | 06 (04.0) |
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