Survey study, 2018
How common is PMS in teenage girls?
PMS is very common in adolescent girls. Around 70% experience abdominal bloating and breast tenderness, 38% experience mild anxiety, and over 22% experience severe mood swings.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey conducted in educational institutes in a developing country. Researchers measured how common different types of PMS were in young adolescent girls at different stages of their menstrual cycle.
What they found
The anxiety type of PMS (PMS-A) was the most common. Specific symptoms reported: 38% of girls had mild anxiety, over 22% had severe mood swings, and 70% experienced abdominal bloating and breast tenderness. Depression, crying, and fatigue were also major symptoms. The study notes that adolescent girls often don't recognize these symptoms as PMS or hide them due to shyness.
What it means for you
This shows PMS is very common in teenage girls, with anxiety and mood problems being particularly frequent symptoms. The main limits are that the specific developing country is not fully identified, the exact overall prevalence of PMS is not clearly stated (only symptom-specific percentages are given), and the sample size is not provided.
38%
With mild anxiety
>22%
With severe mood swings
70%
With bloating and breast tenderness
About the study
- Original title
- A Census of Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Adolescent Girls: Facts about Women Health in Developing Country
- Authors
- Tamseela Mumtaz, Nabila Roohi, Muhammad Amir Iqbal
- Journal
- Medical Reports & Case Studies
- Year
- 2018
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None.
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.4172/2572-5130.1000159
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