Study, 2024
What factors affect PMS symptoms in college women?
Fatigue, severe period pain, and exposure to chemicals that may interfere with hormones all affect PMS. Together, these three factors explained 30.8% of the differences in PMS symptoms between women.
What they did
Asked 201 female college students online about their fatigue, diet, exposure to chemicals that may interfere with hormones, and PMS symptoms. The survey ran from July 26 to August 19, 2024.
What they found
Women with more fatigue had more PMS. Women with severe period pain had more PMS. Women exposed to more chemicals that may interfere with hormones had more PMS.
What it means for you
Fatigue, pain, and chemical exposure are linked to PMS, but the study doesn't prove they cause it. The study was only at one college in South Korea, so these findings may not apply to all women.
201
Women studied
30.8%
PMS explained by these factors
1-3 weeks
Survey period
About the study
- Original title
- Influences of Endocrine Disruptors Exposure, Eating Behavior, and Fatigue on Premenstrual Syndrome in Female College Students
- Authors
- Yoon-Ju Oh, Jang-Mi Moon, Min-Je Kim et al.
- Journal
- The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.5392/jkca.2024.24.12.776
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