Most women experience at least mild 'physiological' premenstrual symptoms at some time in their lives.
Features may be classified into:
Patients may complain of predominantly physical symptoms, predominantly psychological symptoms, or both (1).
A study of 7226 women has revealed that the most common symptoms were of the physical domain: abdominal bloating, irritability, mastalgia and joint/muscle/back pains
Oedema may be severe, some women gaining up to 1 Kg in weight in the latter part of the menstrual cycle.
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