Journal of Education, Health and Sport (May 2023)

Holistic care, implementation of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle in patients with PMS symptoms

  • Bartłomiej Lepczyński,
  • Aleksandra Kułakowska,
  • Agnieszka Siedlak,
  • Philip Kłakowicz,
  • Sebastian Lechowski

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2023.26.01.006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1

Abstract

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Effective control of fertility and new social roles of women caused that the time when a woman experiences cyclical hormonal changes in the menstrual cycle and the possible adverse symptoms associated with it became the period prevailing during the reproductive period of a woman's life. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) comprises clinically significant physical and psychological symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and cause significant distress and functional impairment. A broadly understood change in lifestyle, diet, systematic increase in physical activity, reduction of stimulants, but above all, keeping a diary of observation of alarming symptoms positively affects the improvement of women's well-being, accelerates the diagnosis and start of treatment.

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