---
title: Do women trying to get pregnant report more premenstrual symptoms?
description: Yes. Women in fertility treatment reported more premenstrual symptoms than medical students, and over half of them met criteria for severe premenstrual disord
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/incidence-and-type-of-premenstrual-symptoms-in-relation-to-experienced-1992/
---

- [Niyora](https://niyora.com/)
- [Research](https://niyora.com/research/)
- [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/)
- Do women trying to get pregnant report more premenstrual symptoms?

Study, 1992

# Do women trying to get pregnant report more premenstrual symptoms?

Yes. Women in fertility treatment reported more premenstrual symptoms than medical students, and over half of them met criteria for severe premenstrual disorder compared to 42% of students.

 Moderate study design

405 women undergoing fertility treatment and 101 female medical students

## What they did

Researchers compared premenstrual symptoms in 405 women undergoing fertility treatment at a hospital with 101 female medical students. They measured specific symptoms and counted how many women in each group met diagnostic criteria.

## What they found

84% of both groups reported some premenstrual changes. However, 52% of the women in fertility treatment met diagnostic criteria for severe premenstrual disorder (late luteal dysphoric disorder), compared to 42% of the students. Women in fertility treatment more often reported mood swings, anger, anxiety, and loss of interest.

## What it means for you

Women dealing with infertility may experience more severe premenstrual symptoms, particularly mood-related ones. The study was done at one hospital, so results may not apply everywhere. The study shows a connection but cannot prove that infertility causes worse premenstrual symptoms.

405

women undergoing fertility treatment

52%

met criteria for severe premenstrual disorder

42%

of medical students met same criteria

## About the study

Original title [Incidence and type of premenstrual symptoms in relation to experienced infertility: a comparative study] Authors Rohde A, Marneros A, Fischer J et al. Journal Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde Year 1992 Study design Study Participants 405 Read the paper [doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1023751](https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1023751)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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

Study, 2026

What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder?

Randomised trial, 2022

Does PMS50 supplementation reduce psychological symptoms of premenstrual syndrome?

Randomised trial, 2021

Does hypnotherapy reduce pain and emotional distress in women with PMDD?

Survey study, 2012

Is severe PMS linked to psychiatric symptoms like depression and anxiety?

Case-control study, 2009

How common is irritable bowel syndrome in Korean teenage girls and what causes it?

Survey study, 2026

How common is premenstrual tension and does it affect university students' studies?

Ask AI about this page

Copy prompt

ChatGPT

↗

Claude

↗

Perplexity

↗

Google AI Mode

↗

Grok

↗