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Gynecologic disorders and menstrual cycle lightheadedness in postural tachycardia syndrome.


ABSTRACT: To assess differences in gynecologic history and lightheadedness during menstrual cycle phases among patients with POTS and healthy control women.In a prospective, questionnaire-based study carried out at Paden Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, between April 2005 and January 2009, a custom-designed questionnaire was administered to patients with POTS (n=65) and healthy individuals (n=95). The results were analyzed via Fisher exact test and Mann-Whitney U test.Patients with POTS reported increased lightheadedness through all phases of the menstrual cycle phases as compared with healthy controls. Both groups experienced the greatest lightheadedness during menses, and a decrease in lightheadedness during the follicular phase. Patients with POTS reported a higher incidence of gynecologic diseases as compared with healthy controls.The severity of lightheadedness was found to vary during the menstrual cycle, which may relate to changes in estrogen levels. Patients with POTS also reported an increase in estrogen-related gynecologic disease.

SUBMITTER: Peggs KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3413773 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Gynecologic disorders and menstrual cycle lightheadedness in postural tachycardia syndrome.

Peggs Kiffany J KJ   Nguyen Hovan H   Enayat Diba D   Keller Nancy R NR   Al-Hendy Ayman A   Raj Satish R SR  

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 20120620 3


<h4>Objective</h4>To assess differences in gynecologic history and lightheadedness during menstrual cycle phases among patients with POTS and healthy control women.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective, questionnaire-based study carried out at Paden Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, between April 2005 and January 2009, a custom-designed questionnaire was administered to patients with POTS (n=65) and healthy individuals (n=95). The results were analyzed via Fisher exact test and Man  ...[more]

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