Posted on Wed, Dec. 24, 2008
As if you women needed another reason not to smoke ...
A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology finds that how much you smoke, and when you start smoking affects your chances of having premenstrual syndrome.
Researchers found that female smokers between 27 and 44 years of age are twice as likely to develop PMS.
Although smoking may be more common in women with PMS, it is unknown whether smoking is involved in the cause of PMS.
In 1991-2001, researchers gave smokers of various ages questionnaires. They found that current smokers were 2.1 times as more likely to develop PMS over the next 2-4 years than women who have never smoked. Total pack-years and smoking during adolescence and young adulthood were also independently associated with a higher risk of PMS.
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