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title: Do women experience more symptoms at certain times in their menstrual cycle?
description: Yes. A study of 30 healthy young women found symptoms peaked in the first few days of menstruation, with gradual buildup in the days before the period.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-prospective-study-of-premenstrual-tension-symptoms-in-healthy-young-1978/
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Cohort study, 1978

# Do women experience more symptoms at certain times in their menstrual cycle?

Yes. A study of 30 healthy young women found symptoms peaked in the first few days of menstruation, with gradual buildup in the days before the period.

 Early or limited evidence

30 healthy young Australian women

## What they did

30 healthy young Australian women completed questionnaires about physical and psychological symptoms throughout one complete menstrual cycle.

## What they found

Maximum symptoms occurred in the first few days of menstruation. Symptom levels gradually rose during the days before menstruation.

## What it means for you

This confirms that symptoms follow a pattern in the cycle, peaking around the start of the period. The study is small and from 1978, measuring overall symptom patterns without breaking down specific symptoms separately.

30

women

## About the study

Original title A prospective study of premenstrual tension symptoms in healthy young Australians Authors Beumont PJ, Abraham SF, Argall WJ et al. Journal The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry Year 1978 Study design Cohort study What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.3109/00048677809159087](https://doi.org/10.3109/00048677809159087)

## Topics

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