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description: Most adolescent girls have some PMS: more than half (55%) have moderate symptoms and 19% have severe symptoms.
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Survey study, 2017

# How many adolescent girls have PMS and how severe is it?

Most adolescent girls have some PMS: more than half (55%) have moderate symptoms and 19% have severe symptoms.

 Early or limited evidence

100 adolescent girls at a nursing college in India

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of 100 nursing students in India. Researchers asked about PMS symptoms using a questionnaire and rated the severity level.

## What they found

26% had mild PMS, 55% had moderate PMS, and 19% had severe PMS. The severity of PMS did not relate to demographic variables like age or socioeconomic status.

## What it means for you

PMS affects three-quarters of adolescent girls but the study doesn't explain why some get severe symptoms and others mild ones. Results only apply to a single nursing college.

55%

Adolescents with moderate PMS

19%

Adolescents with severe PMS

100

Number of students studied

## About the study

Original title ASSESS THE PREVALANCE OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AT SRM COLLEGE OF NURSING , SRM UNIVERSITY, KATTANKULATHUR Authors Abirami Nil Karnamurthy Journal Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Year 2017 Study design Survey study Participants 100 What was tested None (assessment only) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i5.13332](https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i5.13332)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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