--- title: Does menstruation increase anxiety, stress, and depression? | Niyora description: Yes, women had significantly higher anxiety, stress, and depression during menstruation compared to non-menstruating days. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/comparison-of-anxiety-stress-and-depression-during-menstruation-and-cleanliness-2024/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does menstruation increase anxiety, stress, and depression? Survey study, 2024 # Does menstruation increase anxiety, stress, and depression? Yes, women had significantly higher anxiety, stress, and depression during menstruation compared to non-menstruating days. Early or limited evidence 200 unmarried girls from an Iranian university, mostly age 19 ## What they did One-time survey of 200 unmarried female university students using questionnaires about menstrual symptoms and mental health (anxiety, stress, depression). ## What they found Of the 200 women, 30.5% (61 women) were menstruating at the time of survey. Those menstruating had significantly higher anxiety, stress, and depression than women on non-menstruating (clean) days. ## What it means for you Menstruation is associated with worse mood, but a one-time snapshot cannot prove menstruation causes these mood changes. The study was small and at one university only. 200 women surveyed 61 women menstruating at time of study 30.5 percent menstruating ## About the study Original title Comparison of anxiety, stress and depression during menstruation and cleanliness of girls of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Authors Jafar Talebian Sharif Journal Journal of Surgical Case Reports and Images Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 200 What was tested menstrual timing Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.31579/2690-1897/211](https://doi.org/10.31579/2690-1897/211) Original abstract Premenstrual boredom disorder is one of the types of mood disorders. 80 to 30 percent of women experience it mildly and 10 to 2 percent experience it severely. The cause of this disorder is not known, but one of the most common theories about it is the high ratio of estrogen to progesterone. The symptoms of the disorder appear mostly in the form of despair, restlessness, emotional instability, anger and physical complaints (headache, breast tenderness and edema). The present study is a comparison with anxiety, stress and depression during menstruation and purity. For this purpose, a sample of 200 unmarried girls of Ferdowsi University was selected and the subjects answered two questionnaires (1- Menstrual symptoms according to DSM-IV2 - the DASS test, which measures the level of anxiety, stress and depression) answered. With the information obtained, we reached the conclusion that among the 200 people in the sample of this research, 47.5% were in the age group of 19 years and 5 50% of them were non-native and 43% of them were middle children (they were not the first and last children). and 61 people (30.5%) during menstruation. The amount of stress, anxiety and depression in women who were experiencing menstruation was significantly higher than women who were in clean days. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2025 Are mental health problems linked to period pain and lack of support? Survey study, 2020 Can teaching about yoga techniques improve girls' knowledge about managing PMS? Cohort study, 2019 Is there a link between menstrual symptoms and anxiety, depression, and stress in teenage girls? Cohort study, 2025 How common is PMS in Chinese teenage girls, and what factors are linked to it? Survey study, 2026 What dietary, lifestyle, and psychological factors are associated with PMS in young women? Survey study, 2024 How common is PMDD in high school students and what factors are linked to it? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗