--- title: Do women who had premenstrual problems earlier have more mental health issues during menopause? description: Yes. Women who reported premenstrual dysphoria were much more likely to have psychiatric symptoms at menopause. However, this is cross-sectional so we don't k url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/mental-health-among-perimenopausal-women-attending-a-menopause-clinic-possible-1998/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women who had premenstrual problems earlier have more mental health issues during menopause? Survey study, 1998 # Do women who had premenstrual problems earlier have more mental health issues during menopause? Yes. Women who reported premenstrual dysphoria were much more likely to have psychiatric symptoms at menopause. However, this is cross-sectional so we don't know if one caused the other. Moderate study design 96 perimenopausal women attending a menopause clinic ## What they did Researchers first tested whether a questionnaire could reliably measure past premenstrual symptoms by giving it to 41 women twice, 4 to 8 weeks apart. Then they recruited 96 women from a menopause clinic and compared their recalled past premenstrual symptoms with their current psychiatric symptoms using two self-report questionnaires. ## What they found The premenstrual questionnaire showed good reliability (kappa values between 0.44 and 1.0 for all 36 items). There was a strong correlation between past premenstrual symptoms and current psychiatric symptoms (Spearman correlation 0.75, p less than 0.001). 47.9% of the women had psychiatric symptoms at the time of menopause. ## What it means for you Women with a history of premenstrual dysphoria are more likely to have mental health problems during menopause. The main limitation is that this is cross-sectional, so we don't know if premenstrual dysphoria caused the later symptoms. Also, all women came from one clinic. 47.9% Women with psychiatric symptoms 0.75 Correlation strength 96 Study participants ## About the study Original title Mental health among perimenopausal women attending a menopause clinic: possible association with premenstrual syndrome? Authors Novaes C, Almeida OP, de Melo NR Journal Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society Year 1998 Study design Survey study What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.3109/13697139809085553](https://doi.org/10.3109/13697139809085553) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Perimenopause and menopause](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-perimenopause/) 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 Systematic review, 2026 Why do some women experience mood changes linked to their menstrual cycle? Review, 2017 Can combining different types of treatments help PMS more than using one approach alone? Review, 2011 What are PMS and PMDD, and how common are they? Survey study, 2026 Does a history of mood problems with your period predict depression during menopause? Review, 2016 How do reproductive hormones affect mood and behavior in women? Review, 2014 Are mental health problems linked to gynecological conditions like PMS and PMDD? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗