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title: How common is PMS in adolescent female athletes? | Niyora
description: PMS was present in 16.33% of adolescent female athletes. Rates varied by sport, with karate players having the highest rate at 25% and sprinters having the lo
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Survey study, 2025

# How common is PMS in adolescent female athletes?

PMS was present in 16.33% of adolescent female athletes. Rates varied by sport, with karate players having the highest rate at 25% and sprinters having the lowest at 12.12%.

 Moderate study design

147 adolescent female competitive athletes aged 13-17 in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India

## What they did

Observational study of 147 adolescent female competitive athletes aged 13-17 in India playing different sports including football, sprinting, badminton, volleyball, cricket, and karate. Researchers measured menstrual characteristics and PMS using a questionnaire.

## What they found

24 out of 147 athletes (16.33%) had PMS. Rates varied by sport: football 16.96%, sprinters 12.12%, badminton 18.8%, volleyball 15.79%, cricket 16.67%, and karate 25%.

## What it means for you

PMS appears less common in competitive female adolescent athletes compared to the general population. Karate players had the highest PMS rate. However, the study was in one region of India and results may not apply to athletes in other countries or sports not studied.

16.33%

overall PMS prevalence

24 out of 147

athletes with PMS

25%

PMS prevalence in karate players

## About the study

Original title Menstrual Characteristics and Premenstrual Syndrome in Adolescent Competitive Female Athletes – An Observational Study Authors Srishti Sandeep Nayak, Arati Vinay Mahishale Journal Indian Journal of Physical Therapy and Research Year 2025 Study design Survey study Participants 147 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/ijptr.ijptr_35_25](https://doi.org/10.4103/ijptr.ijptr_35_25)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Athletes and sport](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-athletes/)

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