--- title: Do menstrual cycle phases affect mood and impulsive behavior in women with borderline personality disorder? description: No clear connection was found between menstrual cycle phase and mood or behavior when women tracked their symptoms daily. However, all women reported premenst url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/menstrual-cycle-influences-on-mood-and-behavior-in-women-with-borderline-1995/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do menstrual cycle phases affect mood and impulsive behavior in women with borderline personality disorder? Survey study, 1995 # Do menstrual cycle phases affect mood and impulsive behavior in women with borderline personality disorder? No clear connection was found between menstrual cycle phase and mood or behavior when women tracked their symptoms daily. However, all women reported premenstrual worsening when asked afterward. None met criteria for severe premenstrual disorder. Early or limited evidence 14 women with borderline personality disorder ## What they did Prospective study of 14 women with borderline personality disorder. Women completed daily ratings of mood and impulsive behavior for 2 to 4 menstrual cycles. ## What they found No clear connection was found between symptom severity and menstrual cycle phase based on daily tracking. Despite this, all 14 women reported having experienced premenstrual worsening of symptoms when interviewed after the study. However, none of the women met the criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (severe premenstrual disorder). ## What it means for you Women with borderline personality disorder may perceive their symptoms as worsening premenstrually, but when tracked daily, this pattern did not appear. This suggests their perception may not match their actual day-to-day changes, or symptoms may be severe throughout the cycle. The main limitations are the very small sample of only 14 women and this is a pilot study with no control group. 14 women studied 2-4 menstrual cycles tracked ## About the study Original title Menstrual Cycle Influences On Mood and Behavior in Women With Borderline Personality Disorder Authors Barbara Ziv, Mark J. Russ, Margaret L. Moline et al. Journal Journal of Personality Disorders Year 1995 Study design Survey study Participants 14 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.1521/pedi.1995.9.1.68](https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.1995.9.1.68) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Premenstrual exacerbation (PME)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pme/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Borderline personality disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-bpd/) 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 Cohort study, 2023 Does the menstrual cycle affect how often women have suicidal thoughts? Cohort study, 2018 Do emotional and behavioral symptoms of borderline personality disorder get worse before menstruation? Review, 2024 What do brain wave patterns show about PMS and PMDD? Review, 2024 What is premenstrual exacerbation and how does it affect different psychiatric illnesses? Systematic review, 2022 Do mental health disorders get worse during the menstrual cycle? Study, 2026 Do anxiety and depression get worse before your period if you already have a mental health condition? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗