Statistics about Premenstrual syndrome

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Premenstrual syndrome:

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Prevalance of Premenstrual syndrome: 30-40% women suffer some impairment of daily activity (NWHIC); 75% women have some symptoms; 3-8% women have severe PMS (NWHIC).

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 6 or 15.00% or 40.8 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Premenstrual syndrome: Research suggests that as many as seventy-five percent of menstruating women have some premenstrual syndrome symptoms. (Source: excerpt from Premenstrual Syndrome: NWHIC)

Prevelance statistics about Premenstrual syndrome:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Premenstrual syndrome:

• 30-40% of women in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
• more about prevalence...»

Premenstrual syndrome: Rare Disease Status

Premenstrual syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)...more »

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Premenstrual syndrome. The term 'prevalence' of Premenstrual syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Premenstrual syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Premenstrual syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Premenstrual syndrome diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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