TY - JOUR AU - Mahmood, Anam AU - Fatima, Noor AU - Rafaqat , Zunaira AU - Raza, Atif AU - Shehzadi, Arifa PY - 2022/05/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Impact of Premenstrual syndrome on quality of life of working women : Impact of Premenstrual syndrome on quality of life JF - Pakistan BioMedical Journal JA - PBMJ VL - 5 IS - 5 SE - Original Article DO - 10.54393/pbmj.v5i5.312 UR - https://www.pakistanbmj.com/journal/index.php/pbmj/article/view/312 SP - 104-107 AB - <p>The premenstrual disorder is a typical psychosomatic disorder for women of reproductive age. It is an array of emotional, behavioral, and physical signs that happen all through the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and vanishes by it’s beginning <strong>Objective:</strong> To investigate the effect of premenstrual syndrome on the life of working women and their experience of tiredness and insight about the causes, effect and controlling of symptoms. <strong>Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional study included 170 working females and was completed in 6 months from July 2021-December 2021. Inclusion Criteria included the age of 20 to 40years. Exclusion Criteria included housewives and females having a systematic illness and autoimmune disorders. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Scale and SF-36 were used. All patients were chosen using the purposive sampling technique. <strong>Results: </strong>Working women with PMS have decreased levels of work-related quality of life in their professional lives.  The PMS score in working women 7.82% mild symptoms, 22.32% moderate, 16.13% severe symptoms, 3.17% very severe symptoms. <strong>Conclusions: </strong>PMS significantly influenced daily activities related to professional and personal lives. Valid conclusions were drawn that PMS had a great impact on working women with behavioral and psychological symptoms.</p> ER -