DOI: 10.21276/sajp

Pages: 197-202

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is physical and emotional symptoms that developed within one to two week of menstrual cycle. These symptoms destroyed normal women life and many drugs available to manage this syndrome but associated with more serious side effects, therefore; trying to find another management with sufficient efficacy like Omega-3 fatty acids which have many pharmacological effects. This study involved 130 obese women with diagnostic PMS which are assessed using case sheet including essential equation, then classified into two groups, receiving Omega- 3 fatty acids in two different dose 1000mg and 2000 mg respectively. There were significant differences between results of before and after using Omega-3 fatty acid (P<0.05). So, the 1st dose improved somatic and psychiatric symptoms in certain ratio 1:2 and 2nd dose give highly significant improvement reach to complete relief some symptoms. In conclusion, the present results suggest that Omega-3 fatty acids are considering a good management to obese women with PMS.