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title: What menstrual symptoms do college students experience and what medicines do they use?
description: The abstract does not clearly report the study findings. It concludes PMS is treatable and that education and lifestyle counseling can help.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-prospective-survey-to-ascertain-the-symptoms-health-issues-and-subsequent-otc-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# What menstrual symptoms do college students experience and what medicines do they use?

The abstract does not clearly report the study findings. It concludes PMS is treatable and that education and lifestyle counseling can help.

 Early or limited evidence

College students at Nirmala College of pharmacy, India (sample size not stated)

## What they did

Online survey of college students at Nirmala College of pharmacy asking about menstrual symptoms, quality of life, and medication use. The abstract does not state how many students participated or report detailed results.

## What they found

The abstract does not report the study results or symptom prevalence.

## What it means for you

The abstract suggests education and lifestyle counseling can help PMS and PMDD, but does not show evidence from this study to support that. The study design and results are not clearly described.

## About the study

Original title A prospective survey to ascertain the symptoms, health issues and subsequent otc mediction usage during menstruation among college students Authors Mintu George, Anagha Melbin, Mary Paul Dominic et al. Journal Journal of Innovations in Applied Pharmaceutical Science (JIAPS) Year 2023 Study design Survey study What was tested Education and lifestyle counseling (discussed as helpful but not formally tested) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.37022/jiaps.v8i3-s.529](https://doi.org/10.37022/jiaps.v8i3-s.529)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Migraine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-migraine/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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