The lives of women are characterized by honor and numerous responsibilities, including navigating biological complexities and cultural dynamics. Adjusting daily routines to accommodate menstruation is crucial. This study examines premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menstrual attitude (MA), and quality of life (QoL) for women, aiming to understand their experiences and perspectives on the menstrual cycle. Conducted with 124 female participants aged 18 to 35 in Dehradun, it highlights the significant challenges posed by PMS and MA, particularly for working women and college students, compared to men. Addressing these challenges empowers women and enhances their community. The research underscores the importance of socioeconomic background, revealing greater difficulties faced by women of lower economic status during menstruation. Overall, the study contributes valuable insights into the multidimensional impact of PMS on women's lives and emphasizes the need for supportive attitudes and behaviors towards menstruation.
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Women's lives are distinguished by honour and an abundance of duties and obstacles ranging from biological complexity to cultural dynamics. Changing one's daily schedule to accommodate women's menstruation is an important part of their lives. The study deals with three variables that are Premenstrual Syndrome, Menstrual Attitude and Quality of Life for the women. This research is to investigate the relationships between these characteristics and offer insight into women's menstrual cycle experiences and perspectives. The study aims to contribute to our understanding of the multidimensional impact of PMS on women's general quality of life and the part that menstrual attitude plays in detail in these practices, by studying these relationships. This study includes 124 female participants (Unmarried=64 & Married=60) with an age range of 18 to 35 years from Dehradun. Menstrual Syndrome, along with Menstrual Attitude, poses numerous challenges for adolescent girls and women, especially for working women and college students, compared to men. They deal with, cope with, overcome, and empower the women's community.
This research study mainly focuses on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), menstrual attitudes, behaviours, and enhancing the women's community, challenging, overcoming, and empowering the model of the nation. The book chapter exhibits strengths in the research findings, mainly focused on PMS, MA, and QoL. Socioeconomic background women face many problems during menstruation. Normal and quiet settled people fare better compared to those with low economic status among the respondents. To examine the relationship between PMS with the menstrual attitude and quality of life in females. The honour of being a woman is great in itself. Holding different roles and facing various issues from biological to societal, is extraordinary. Scheduling her daily activities every month whether it is to go outside or do indoor work because of her menstruation period. Her monthly and regular plan concentrates on it (Gittelsohn, 1994a; Joshi et al., 1998). In rural India, several restrictions are enforced on women during menstruation. Many daily domestic duties that are deemed sacred are forbidden (Gittelsohn, 1994b).
According to one study, the topic of menstruation in India focuses on the concept of filth, taboos, and limits in different aspects of women's lives (Garg et al., 2001). Premenstrual Syndrome One of the common health problems that women face is PMS. PMS or Premenstrual Syndrome is a comprehensive phrase that refers to a set of emotional, behavioural, and physical symptoms that occur a few days to several weeks before menstruation and then disappear. These symptoms can range from moderate to severe. It impacts their everyday life. When the symptoms of PMS first appear and begin to affect a woman's daily activities (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2000). Symptoms irritability, depression, breast tenderness, bloating, and behavioural changes (Rees, 1953; Dalton, 1984). According to Walker (1995a), theorists think that there are three steps in self-diagnosis of PMS: the appearance of physical and/or emotional sensations, and interpreting them as dysfunctional and requiring treatment.
This is what the biopsychosocial model claims that these stages interact with psychological, biological and social factors (Walker, 1995b). The root cause of PMS is nonetheless undetermined. Biological causes (Rapkin & Akopians, 2012) and Psychosocial causes include (e.g., menstruation perception or Stressing out and having an attitude) (Lee & Yang, 2020) or health-related behaviours (e.g., eating sleep cycle, dieting, drinking or smoking, nutrition intake) may all contribute to the root of the problem (Kim, H.Y., Kim, S.N., 2018). Types of PMS (Luck, 2023) There are four types of PMS: PMS-A(Anxiety), PMS-D (Depression), PMS-H (Hydration/Water Retention), and PMS-C (Cravings).