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Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the severity of PMS, the Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), the coping strategies used among women with MM versus those with non-MM, and to determine their impact on their perceived headache burden.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this cross-sectional study, existing diary data covering at least three consecutive menstrual cycles were reviewed to classify participants as having MM or non-MM. All patients were evaluated by the Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST) and the Premenstrual Coping Measure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study was conducted on 445 females with MM and 156 with non-MM. Females with MM had significantly higher PSST and HIT-6 scores (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u202f0.001, 0.002, respectively) than the non-MM group. The diagnosis of PMDD was confirmed in 5.6 and 1.9% of females with and without MM, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u202f0.06). By linear regression analysis, the presence of PMDD was associated with an increase of 3.113 points in HIT-6 scores (95%CI: 0.607\u20135.915,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u202f0.016). In addition, higher PSST scores and lower awareness and acceptance scores were significantly associated with higher HIT-6 scores (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264\u202f0.001 for both).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Women with a confirmed diagnosis of PMDD, high PMS symptom severity and lower frequency of using the awareness and acceptance coping strategy are at risk of increased headache burden.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2026.1853733","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]],"date-time":"2026-05-29T04:47:49Z","timestamp":1780030069000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and coping 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