Is being irritable before menstruation a disease?

Menstruation has a huge impact on women's emotions. Some women are irritable during their menstruation, while others are irritable before their menstruation. Everyone is accustomed to this and thinks it is caused by menstruation. However, not all women have similar characteristics. Some women experience this often and are very worried that it is caused by a disease. So, is being irritable before menstruation a disease? Let’s take a look below.

Many women think it is natural to lose temper during menstruation. But medically, this restlessness before menstruation is actually a disease! It's called premenstrual syndrome, or PMS.

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to the recurring physical and psychological discomfort symptoms that occur in menstruating women 7 to 14 days before each menstrual period. For example, emotional disorders such as tension, sensitivity and irritability, or physical discomfort such as lower abdominal cramps, breast pain and dizziness.

1. Fluctuation of hormone levels

Director Dong Jinfang of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Harbor Hospital said that the premenstrual period is when a woman's systemic estrogen and progesterone levels drop to their lowest levels. At this time, women feel anxious like fish that have been in water and suddenly left the water.

When these hormones are lacking, emotions such as anxiety, depression, and anger will indeed occur. Everyone's reaction is different. This is mainly related to sensitivity and self-regulation.

Statistics show that 85% of women have experienced PMS to some extent, and 5% of women will have their personal lives affected by PMS.

Reason 2/Psychological suggestion

The power of suggestion is strong and can cause various physical reactions. Long-term cultural cultivation and social education will intentionally or unintentionally remind women that they will have various symptoms during menstruation. Some literary and film and television works will tell you that you will have stomach pain, bad temper, and this and that during menstruation. These psychological cues cause women to be overly nervous, and then develop symptoms such as impulsiveness, depression, fear, irritability, etc.