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Descriptor English: Premenstrual Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome Premenstrual
Descriptor síndrome premenstrual
Entry term(s) tensión premenstrual
Scope note: Síndrome que aparece con más frecuencia durante la última semana del ciclo menstrual y que desaparece inmediatamente después del inicio de la mesntruación. Algunos de sus síntomas son inestabilidad emocional, insomnio, dolor de cabeza, nauseas, vómitos, distensión abdominal y mamas dolorosas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome Pré-Menstrual
Descriptor French: Syndrome prémenstruel
Entry term(s): Premenstrual Syndromes
Premenstrual Tension
Premenstrual Tensions
Syndrome, Premenstrual
Syndromes, Premenstrual
Tension, Premenstrual
Tensions, Premenstrual
Tree number(s): C23.550.568.968
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011293
Scope note: A combination of distressing physical, psychologic, or behavioral changes that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Symptoms of PMS are diverse (such as pain, water-retention, anxiety, cravings, and depression) and they diminish markedly 2 or 3 days after the initiation of menses.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 86; was PREMENSTRUAL TENSION 1963-85
Online Note: use PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME to search PREMENSTRUAL TENSION 1966-85
History Note: 86; was PREMENSTRUAL TENSION 1963-85
DeCS ID: 19030
Unique ID: D011293
NLM Classification: WP 560
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Premenstrual Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0017534
Scope note A combination of distressing physical, psychologic, or behavioral changes that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Symptoms of PMS are diverse (such as pain, water-retention, anxiety, cravings, and depression) and they diminish markedly 2 or 3 days after the initiation of menses.
Preferred term Premenstrual Syndrome
Entry term(s) Premenstrual Syndromes
Syndrome, Premenstrual
Syndromes, Premenstrual
Premenstrual Tension - Narrower
Concept UI M0017535
Scope note A term used to describe the psychological aspects of PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME, such as the "indescribable tension", depression, hostility, and increased seizure activity in women with seizure disorder.
Preferred term Premenstrual Tension
Entry term(s) Premenstrual Tensions
Tension, Premenstrual
Tensions, Premenstrual



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