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Premenstrual syndrome is the collective name given to the problems which occur during the 2-week period before menstruation, and which are considered to be a prelude to menstruation. The list of symptoms regarded as being part of this syndrome is long and varied.
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Van Keep, P.A., Lehert, P. (1981). The premenstrual syndrome — an epidemiological and statistical exercise. In: van Keep, P.A., Utian, W.H. (eds) The Premenstrual Syndrome. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6255-5_2
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