Evaluation of Pre Menstrual Syndrome among Female Students Age Group (18-25) Years

Premenstrual syndrome refers to changes in mood and emotion, physical health, and behavior that develop between ovulation and the onset of Menstruation. Premenstrual Syndrome is a psychosomatic disorder. It last until a few days after the Menstruation begins. It is estimated one-fourth population of Women has experienced some form of premenstrual syndrome. The study is designed as a questionnaire and is distributed to female students. This study was conducted to assess the Pre Menstrual syndrome among female students age group (18 - 25) years at Sree Ramakrishna Medical College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences and Hospital, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu, India. Verbal consent was taken from the female students by explaining the purpose of the study. The total number of study respondents was 30. The questionnaire contains 30 questions. The parameters of the questionnaire included physical and mental changes during pre-menstrual syndrome. In this study, awareness of the pre-menstrual syndrome and regular menstruation is satisfactory. But, the mental changes, gastrointestinal discomfort, and urogenital symptoms are more. Therefore, female students need more awareness about mental, gastrointestinal, and urogenital healt