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title: Do women with PMS have higher blood pressure? | Niyora
description: Yes. Women with PMS had clearly higher blood pressure before their period compared to women without PMS.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/comparison-of-blood-pressure-in-women-with-and-without-premenstrual-syndrome-2021/
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Survey study, 2021

# Do women with PMS have higher blood pressure?

Yes. Women with PMS had clearly higher blood pressure before their period compared to women without PMS.

 Early or limited evidence

580 university students in Tehran, Iran, with and without PMS

## What they did

Researchers compared blood pressure in 580 university students in Tehran, Iran. They used a questionnaire to identify who had PMS and measured blood pressure in both groups with and without PMS.

## What they found

A clear difference appeared in blood pressure before menstruation. Women with PMS had higher blood pressure than women without PMS.

## What it means for you

Blood pressure may rise during the PMS phase of the cycle. The main limit is that this was a descriptive study in one university in one country, so results may not apply to all women.

580

students with PMS

1408

questionnaires collected initially

## About the study

Original title Comparison of Blood Pressure in Women with and without Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Hadiseh Shabdini, Akram Peyman Journal Shiraz E-Medical Journal Year 2021 Study design Survey study Participants 580 What was tested None (blood pressure measured in women with and without PMS) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5812/semj.111338](https://doi.org/10.5812/semj.111338)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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