Abstract
We examined the awareness of 233 mainly working women between 20〜39 years of age concerning the unspecific symptoms that occur preceding menstruation. In the symptoms examination, 104 women surveyed made it a point to record their symptoms preceding and during menstruation every day. The examination of the level of awareness showed that 216 women (92.7%) noticed some physical or psychological changes, and 131 women (51.0%) worried about the psychological changes. The examination of unspecific symptoms that occur preceding menstruation showed that 53 women (51.0%, A group) had at least one symptom that influenced daily life, and 30 women (28.8%, B group) tended to have premenstrual symptoms that did not influence daily life but which periodically occur preceding the menstruation luteal phase. Limiting the survey to working women who had not given birth that were observed separately in their twenties〜thirties, the severity and frequency of symptoms, tended to be significantly lower for those in their thirties. In the examination, symptoms associated with the premenstrual syndrome came alleviated and decreased for patients as they progressed in age, however, symptoms were different for different age groups. In relation to the symptoms at menstruation, women who suffered severe PMS symptoms, tended to suffer severe symptoms at menstruation, and their spontaneous healing ability was also weak.
