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Pubertal Development And Risk Of Premenstrual Disorders In Young Adulthood, Donghao Lu, Jurate Alenaviciute, Ragnar Bjarnason, Unnur A. Valdimarsdóttir, Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson
Pubertal Development And Risk Of Premenstrual Disorders In Young Adulthood, Donghao Lu, Jurate Alenaviciute, Ragnar Bjarnason, Unnur A. Valdimarsdóttir, Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson
Health Promotion and Policy Faculty Publication Series
STUDY QUESTION
Is pubertal timing associated with risk of premenstrual disorders (PMDs) in young adulthood? SUMMARY ANSWER
Late pubertal development is associated with decreased premenstrual symptom burden and risk of PMDs in young adulthood. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY
PMDs, including premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, may begin during the teenage years. Few risk factors in early life have been identified for PMD development. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION
A prospective cohort study of 6495 female participants during 1996–2013. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS
We included participants from the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS). Pubertal development was indicated by the timing of menarche, …