Menstruation-Related Diseases, Work Performance, and Oral Contraceptive: Nationwide Online survey

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Nationwide survey reveals menstruation-related diseases hurt work performance, while oral contraceptives suggest some alleviation.

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder significantly increases presenteeism and absenteeism, impairing work performance.
Population attributable fractions indicated about 15% of severe work-functioning impairment was due to PMS and PMDD.
Regression analyses showed oral contraceptives only alleviated presenteeism in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Menstruation-related diseases impact work performance more significantly than dysmenorrhea, underscoring the need for management.

Maeda et al. (2025) studied this question.

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