Prevalence and impact of cyclic mastalgia in a United States clinic-based sample - 10/09/11
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OBJECTIVES: A descriptive study was conducted to examine the prevalence of premenstrual breast symptoms, the impact of cyclic mastalgia on various activities, and associated patterns of health care utilization. STUDY DESIGN: Patients at an obstetrics and gynecology clinic (n = 1171) completed a questionnaire. RESULTS: Sixty-nine percent of women reported regular premenstrual discomfort; 36% had consulted a health care provider about the symptoms. Current moderate-to-severe cyclic mastalgia was found in 11%. Women <36 years old with cyclic mastalgia were 4.7 times as likely as asymptomatic young women to have had a mammogram. Mastalgia interferes with usual sexual activity in 48% of women and with physical (37%), social (12%), and work or school (8%) activity. CONCLUSIONS: Cyclic mastalgia is a common problem, sometimes severe enough to interfere with usual activities, and it is associated with high use of mammography among young women. Largely ignored both scientifically and clinically in the United States, this disorder merits further biopsychosocial investigation. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;177:126-32)
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Cyclic mastalgia, benign breast pain
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| ☆ | From the Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences,a and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center.b |
| ☆☆ | Supported in part by a Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences grant (D.N.A.). |
| ★ | The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of Defense, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, or the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. |
| ★★ | Reprint requests: Deborah N. Ader, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799. |
| ♢ | 6/1/81303 |
Vol 177 - N° 1
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