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title: Do irritability and sociability change across the menstrual cycle in women with PMS?
description: Yes, women with PMS show clear and consistent cycle-related changes in irritability and sociability, while women without PMS do not.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/irritability-and-sociability-in-women-with-symptomatic-premenstrual-change-1998/
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- Do irritability and sociability change across the menstrual cycle in women with PMS?

Non-randomised trial, 1998

# Do irritability and sociability change across the menstrual cycle in women with PMS?

Yes, women with PMS show clear and consistent cycle-related changes in irritability and sociability, while women without PMS do not.

 Early or limited evidence

20 women with prospectively validated symptomatic premenstrual change and 8 control women without

## What they did

Researchers measured irritability and sociability using specific subscales from a depression inventory in 20 women with prospectively confirmed PMS and compared them to 8 women without PMS symptoms.

## What they found

Clear and consistent cycle-related changes in irritability and sociability were seen in the 20 women with PMS but not in the 8 control women without symptoms.

## What it means for you

Irritability and sociability can be reliably measured with specific brief scales in women with PMS. The main limitation is the small study size and the difference between groups (20 versus 8 women).

20

women with PMS

8

control women without symptoms

## About the study

Original title Irritability and sociability in women with symptomatic premenstrual change Authors Marean M, Fox EE, Cumming CE et al. Journal Women & health Year 1998 Study design Non-randomised trial Participants 20 What was tested None, observational study Read the paper [doi.org/10.1300/j013v27n03_05](https://doi.org/10.1300/j013v27n03_05)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)

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