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Schoolgirls lack PMS awareness

A recent study proved that the prevalence of PMS was 16.4 per cent and that it was significantly associated with UAE nationals, the presence of the condition in sisters and dysmenorrhoea. Only 52 affected subjects (45.2per cent) were currently taking some medical treatment for PMS while the majority (60per cent) depended on pharmacological therapy.

The study was conducted by Diaa E.E. Rizk of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecologic; Moza Mosallam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al Ain Hospital; Syfian Alyan, Department of Biostatistics and Biology UAE University; N. Nagelkerke, Department of Community Medicine; S. Iqbal, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecologic, Al Ain Hospital; S. Al Kedrah, Department of Biochemistry, and two medical students, E. Al Shamsi and T. Seif.

Adolescent girls aged 12-18 years who were at least one year post-menarchal were selected from five private and five public schools and interviewed about their cyclic and recurrent behavioural over the past three months.

"PMS had a moderate but significant negative impact on the quality of life of affected girls, particularly academic performance and social interactions," according to the research study.

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