Survey study, 2015
How common is PMS in teenage school girls in an urban city in India?
54% of the teenage girls reported PMS symptoms, with irritability being the most common symptom (88.1%). Because this is a survey, it reflects what girls reported rather than clinical diagnosis.
What they did
278 girls in high school (Classes IX to XII) in Kolkata, India completed a self-report questionnaire about their symptoms before menstruation.
What they found
54% of girls reported PMS. The most common symptoms were irritability (88.1%), anger (61.2%), depression (45.7%), anxiety (51.8%), confusion (46.4%), headache (40.6%), and abdominal distension (37.5%). Less common were rejection feelings (24.8%), breast pain (22.7%), and limb swelling (5%).
What it means for you
More than half of teenage girls in this urban Indian city experienced PMS, with mood changes being very common. This is a self-report survey rather than clinical evaluation, so some girls may have rated symptoms differently than others. The study looked only at one city.
54%
reported PMS
88.1%
had irritability
61.2%
had anger
About the study
- Original title
- A study on premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girl students in an urban area of West Bengal
- Authors
- Ranjana Mandal, Aditya Prasad Sarkar, Supriti Ghorai
- Journal
- International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Year
- 2015
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 278
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20150417
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