Do you know the difference between PMS and pregnancy?

Because premenstrual syndrome and early pregnancy have similar symptoms, many women easily confuse them, especially those who are anxious to have a baby. For this reason, their mood swings are inevitable. So how do we distinguish between premenstrual syndrome and early pregnancy?

The difference between PMS and early pregnancy

Many women who are busy trying to conceive easily confuse premenstrual syndrome with early pregnancy. The two have many similar symptoms and are easily confused. How to distinguish premenstrual syndrome from early pregnancy? It needs to be analyzed from both physiological and mental aspects. If it is difficult to judge by yourself, it is better to go to the hospital as soon as possible for professional examination and treatment.

Pay attention to premenstrual syndrome after pregnancy

The causes of premenstrual syndrome during pregnancy require everyone to understand. PMS is most common in women of childbearing age, between 30 and 40 years old. Typical premenstrual syndrome begins a week before menstruation, with symptoms gradually increasing in severity to be most severe 2 to 3 days before menstruation and suddenly disappearing after menstruation. For some patients, symptoms persist for a long time, and do not completely disappear until 3 to 4 days after the start of menstruation.

Women suffering from PMS often experience a variety of physical discomfort symptoms, and in severe cases, they also have mental symptoms, among which anxiety symptoms are the most common, accounting for 70%-100%. 60% of patients with premenstrual syndrome have breast tenderness or weight gain; 45%-50% of patients have symptoms of hypoglycemia, and about 35% of patients have symptoms of depression accompanied by consciousness. The cause of premenstrual syndrome is not very clear at present, but it is generally believed to be related to some factors such as psychosocial, endocrine, brain neurotransmitters, prostaglandin action and vitamin B6 deficiency.

The clinical manifestations of premenstrual syndrome are diverse and vary in severity, so different treatments are required for different patients. Through active and correct diagnosis and treatment, the symptoms of most patients with premenstrual syndrome can be significantly improved, thereby improving their quality of life.

What causes PMS during pregnancy?

The reasons for premenstrual syndrome during pregnancy are of great concern to everyone. Pregnant women belong to a special group of people who need special treatment, otherwise it will bring physical and mental torture to everyone and even affect the health of the fetus. Here we will analyze the reasons for premenstrual syndrome during pregnancy and see how to correctly understand this disease.

The causes of premenstrual syndrome during pregnancy require everyone to understand. PMS is most common in women of childbearing age, between 30 and 40 years old. Typical premenstrual syndrome begins a week before menstruation, with symptoms gradually increasing in severity, becoming most severe 2 to 3 days before menstruation, and suddenly disappearing after menstruation. For some patients, symptoms persist for a long time, and do not completely disappear until 3 to 4 days after the start of menstruation. Women suffering from PMS often experience a variety of physical discomfort symptoms, and in severe cases, they also have mental symptoms, among which anxiety symptoms are the most common, accounting for 70%-100%. 60% of patients with premenstrual syndrome have breast tenderness or weight gain; 45%-50% of patients have symptoms of hypoglycemia, and about 35% of patients have symptoms of depression accompanied by consciousness. The cause of premenstrual syndrome is not very clear at present, but it is generally believed to be related to some factors such as psychosocial, endocrine, brain neurotransmitters, prostaglandin action and vitamin B6 deficiency.

The clinical manifestations of premenstrual syndrome are diverse and vary in severity, so different treatments are required for different patients. Through active and correct diagnosis and treatment, the symptoms of most patients with premenstrual syndrome can be significantly improved, thereby improving their quality of life.

PMS symptoms and causes

The exact cause of PMS is not fully understood. Although PMS was associated with the luteal phase, sex hormone measurements were within normal levels. PMS tends to be more common in twin sisters, suggesting that there may be some genetic component involved. Current thinking speculates that the interaction between central nervous system neurotransmitters and sex hormones may be affected. It is also thought to be linked to serotonin (a neurotransmitter) activity in the brain.

Genetics also appear to play a role, as identical twins are twice as likely to have the same disease as fraternal twins. Preliminary studies have shown that nearly 40% of women with PMS have significantly decreased levels of circulating plasma beta-endorphin. Beta-endorphin is a self-produced morphine-like neurotransmitter that has an affinity for the same receptors to which morphine and other sedatives bind. Some researchers have noted a link between PMS and morphine withdrawal syndrome.

Various evolutionary theories for PMS have been proposed, including that it is an epiphenomenon resulting from a naturally increased selective advantage at other stages of the hormone cycle; that it leads to "an increase in male sexual desire at the onset of the next reproductive cycle"; and that it causes women to reject infertile men (whose inability to impregnate women causes PMS). “…a sterile male and fertile female pair tend to separate, thus opening the way for a new pair to form. The greater the female’s premenstrual hostility, the more rapid the time between reproductive and copulation.” Any theory must explain how PMS has persisted through much evolutionary history, because baboons seem to suffer from it, too.

What are the early symptoms of PMS?

Many women always experience a series of discomforts before their menstrual period, such as headaches, edema, etc. These series of discomforts cause great distress to women and require everyone to pay attention to them. These phenomena are manifestations of premenstrual syndrome.

There are many types of premenstrual syndrome, but different patients may show different symptoms. However, the relationship between these symptoms and menstruation is basically fixed, which is the characteristic of this disease.

The age at which women experience PMS is usually between 30 and 40 years old in their childbearing years. The symptoms mainly disappear suddenly after the onset of menstruation. In some patients, the symptoms persist for a long time and do not disappear completely until 3 to 4 days after the onset of menstruation.

Premenstrual syndrome is the repeated occurrence of a series of physical and mental symptoms before menstruation, such as mental tension, depression, anxiety, irritability, apathy, insomnia, headaches, intestinal cramps, edema of hands, feet and eyelids, breast tenderness, etc., which affect daily life and normal study and work.