Influence of the Premenstrual Syndrom on the Emotional Condition of Female Athletes

Abstract

Following a review of MEDLINE world data base we found out that research of the premenstrual syndrome on female athletes was insufficient. The goal of this study is to examine its influence on the female athletes emotional health. The working hypothesis assumes that the stronger the premenstrual syndrome, the more negative influence it has on the emotional conditions of female athletes. A survey regarding the premenstrual syndrome and emotional conditions of female athletes was duly implemented. It shows the proportion of athletes’ distribution with regard to the number of indicated symptoms as well as some more repeated ones. The results were analyzed. Based on the above mentioned survey we drew the following conclusions: Only a small part of the female athletes do not have a premenstrual syndrome; With the increase of premenstrual syndromes, statistically their negative impact on the emotional condition of female athletes significantly increased; Further researches should be made to find the influence of the premenstrual syndrome on female athletes in view of improving the sports achievements.