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title: Is PMS linked to poor sleep and negative feelings about menstruation?
description: Yes, worse PMS symptoms are strongly linked to poorer sleep quality and more negative attitudes toward menstruation.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/assessment-of-relationship-between-premenstrual-syndrome-symptoms-with-sleep-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# Is PMS linked to poor sleep and negative feelings about menstruation?

Yes, worse PMS symptoms are strongly linked to poorer sleep quality and more negative attitudes toward menstruation.

 Early or limited evidence

Medical students (sample size not specified)

## What they did

Researchers surveyed medical students and asked them about their PMS symptoms, sleep quality, and attitudes toward menstruation using validated questionnaires.

## What they found

There was a strong positive correlation between PMS symptom severity and poor sleep quality (correlation of 0.894, p less than 0.001). There was a strong negative correlation between PMS symptoms and positive attitudes toward menstruation (correlation of minus 0.807, p less than 0.001).

## What it means for you

Women with PMS tend to sleep poorly and have more negative feelings about their periods. However, this was a small survey at a single location, so we cannot determine whether poor sleep causes PMS, PMS causes poor sleep, or both are caused by something else.

0.894

Correlation between PMS and poor sleep

-0.807

Correlation between PMS and negative menstrual attitudes

p < 0.001

Statistical significance

## About the study

Original title Assessment of relationship between premenstrual syndrome symptoms with sleep quality and menstrual attitudes in medical students: A cross-sectional study Authors Shanthimalar Ramamoorthy, N Vijayalakshmi, Yazhini Manickavasagan et al. Journal National Journal of Physiology Pharmacy and Pharmacology Year 2023 Study design Survey study What was tested None - observational survey Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2023.13.08404202318092023](https://doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2023.13.08404202318092023)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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