--- title: How do mood and physical symptoms change during your menstrual cycle? description: Physical symptoms get worse right before and during your period. Birth control pills significantly reduced negative moods. Mood and physical symptoms are sepa url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/menstrual-cycle-moods-and-symptoms-in-young-healthy-women-a-heuristic-model-2000/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How do mood and physical symptoms change during your menstrual cycle? Survey study, 2000 # How do mood and physical symptoms change during your menstrual cycle? Physical symptoms get worse right before and during your period. Birth control pills significantly reduced negative moods. Mood and physical symptoms are separate things that affect each other. Moderate study design 370 college women without diagnosed PMS or PMDD ## What they did 370 college women answered questions about their moods and symptoms. Scientists looked at whether age, birth control use, or menstrual cycle phase affected the answers. ## What they found Physical symptoms were higher during menstrual and premenstrual phases. Women taking birth control pills had significantly fewer negative moods. Age made no difference. Mood and physical symptoms were separate but linked to each other. ## What it means for you Physical symptoms peak around your period. If you are on birth control pills, you are likely to have fewer mood problems across your cycle. The study helps explain why some women do well on birth control while others might need different treatments. Mood and physical symptoms need separate approaches. 370 Women studied ## About the study Original title Menstrual cycle moods and symptoms in young, healthy women: A heuristic model Authors Gregory J. Boyle Journal ˜The œJournal of multivariate experimental personality and clinical psychology. Year 2000 Study design Survey study Participants 370 Read the paper [doi.org/10.62704/10057/18884](https://doi.org/10.62704/10057/18884) ## Topics [Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Oral contraceptives and drospirenone](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-hormonal-contraceptives/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/) 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, 2026 Does sleeping longer improve mood and fitness in elite athletes? Randomised trial, 2025 Does mood, well-being, and sexual function change across the menstrual cycle? Survey study, 2024 What attitudes do women have about menstruation and what affects these attitudes? Survey study, 2016 Does hormonal birth control affect sexual desire across the menstrual cycle? Randomised trial, 1993 Does oral contraceptive help PMS and affect sexual interest? Case report, 2024 How is PMDD diagnosed and treated in teenagers? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗