--- title: Do women who had severe PMS get more hot flushes in menopause? description: Yes. About 49% of women with moderate to severe hot flushes had previously experienced moderate to severe PMS, compared to only 24% of women with little or no url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/do-women-s-premenstrual-symptoms-and-their-mother-s-climacteric-history-1996/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women who had severe PMS get more hot flushes in menopause? Survey study, 1996 # Do women who had severe PMS get more hot flushes in menopause? Yes. About 49% of women with moderate to severe hot flushes had previously experienced moderate to severe PMS, compared to only 24% of women with little or no hot flushes. Women with hot flushes were also more likely to report their mothers had them. Moderate study design 1,324 women aged 55-56 in Sweden ## What they did Researchers sent questionnaires to 1,324 women aged 55-56 in Sweden asking about past PMS and current hot flushes and night sweats. They also interviewed 33 women in detail: 16 with significant symptoms and 17 without. Women were asked if their mothers had experienced hot flushes. ## What they found Women with moderate to severe hot flushes were significantly more likely to have had moderate to severe PMS in the past. Specifically, 49% of women with moderate to severe hot flushes had previous severe PMS, compared to 24% of women with no or slight hot flushes. Women with hot flushes were also more likely to report their mothers experienced hot flushes. ## What it means for you If you had severe PMS, you might be at higher risk for difficult menopause symptoms. This could mean some women's bodies are naturally more sensitive to hormone changes across their lifetime. The main limit is the study was only in Sweden and relied on women remembering symptoms from years earlier. 1,324 women surveyed 49% with severe hot flushes who had previous severe PMS 24% with no or slight hot flushes who had previous severe PMS ## About the study Original title Do Women??s Premenstrual Symptoms and Their Mother??s Climacteric History Predispose to Their Own Vasomotor Symptoms? Authors Constance Skarsg rd, Erika Bj rs, Elizabeth Nedstrand et al. Journal Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society Year 1996 Study design Survey study Participants 1,324 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1097/00042192-199603030-00004](https://doi.org/10.1097/00042192-199603030-00004) Original abstract The purpose of this study was to assess whether women with vasomotor symptoms more often have had premenstrual symptoms than women without vasomotor complaints. Furthermore, the aim was to assess whether there was a correlation between the prevalence of women's vasomotor symptoms and their mothers symptoms. A postal questionnaire was sent to all 1,324 women aged 55 and 56 years in the community of Linköping, Sweden. Furthermore, a semistructured interview was undertaken with 33 postmenopausal women: 16 women with pronounced vasomotor symptoms and a control group of 17 women who had never had vasomotor symptoms. Questions were asked about previous premenstrual symptoms and current as well as previous vasomotor complaints. The women were also asked about their mothers' vasomotor complaints. The questionnaire was returned from 84.7% of the women. There was a significant positive association between vasomotor symptoms and previous premenstrual symptoms. Previous moderate to severe premenstrual symptoms were reported by 49% of the women who had moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms and only by 24% of the women who had experienced no or only slight vasomotor symptoms (X2 = 69.6; p << 0.001). Women who had vasomotor symptoms reported that their mothers had suffered from vasomotor complaints significantly more often than women without symptoms. This was the case in both the questionnaire study and in the interview. We propose that a contributing factor to the association between premenstrual symptoms and postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms may be that women with these symptoms are more sensitive to, or have more pronounced, neurotransmittor changes in the hypothalamus. Furthermore, we found a positive association between the prevalence of vasomotor symptoms in women and their mothers. This may also support the hypothesis that some women are more sensitive to hypothalamic changes, although many other reasons, like recall bias, are possible. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Perimenopause and menopause](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-perimenopause/) 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 Systematic review, 2026 Why do some women experience mood changes linked to their menstrual cycle? Guideline, 2024 How should Xiangshao Granules be prescribed for premenstrual tension syndrome? Systematic review, 2023 Does saffron help with PMS, labor pain, and menopause symptoms? Cohort study, 2023 Do women with premenstrual disorders go through menopause earlier and have worse hot flashes? Review, 2018 Which women are most likely to experience hot flashes during menopause? Review, 2017 Can combining different types of treatments help PMS more than using one approach alone? 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