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title: Can severe PMS lead to thoughts of suicide? | Niyora
description: Yes, severe forms of PMS, especially PMDD, can be connected to suicide thoughts and behaviors in women.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/pms-in-women-and-ideation-of-suicide-2020/
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Study, 2020

# Can severe PMS lead to thoughts of suicide?

Yes, severe forms of PMS, especially PMDD, can be connected to suicide thoughts and behaviors in women.

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Women with PMS or PMDD

## What they did

Research analyzed information on PMS, hormone changes during the menstrual cycle, and connections to suicide risk in women.

## What they found

Women experience physical and psychological symptoms during the late phase of the menstrual cycle due to changes in estrogen and progesterone. These symptoms range from mild to severe. Severe PMS can progress to PMDD. In some cases, severe PMDD can result in suicide in affected women.

## What it means for you

Severe PMS requires medical attention because of its connection to serious mental health outcomes. Main limitation: this analyzes existing research rather than reporting how common this connection is.

## About the study

Original title PMS in Women and Ideation of Suicide Authors Jyoti Kala Journal Anusandhaan - Vigyaan Shodh Patrika Year 2020 Study design Study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22445/avsp.v8i1.34](https://doi.org/10.22445/avsp.v8i1.34) Original abstract

To bear pregnancy and give birth to a child the female body naturally has a special biological constitution and goes through the process of menstrual cycle during the substantial period of her life. But during this period of time she does face a lot of physical and psychological problematic characteristics, called PMS, due to the change in the level of related hormones like estrogen and progesterone. These problems may appear from mild to severe extent and in some cases the severity may lead to PMDD often resulting in the suicide committed by the suffering women. The present research paper aims to analyse the causes of and remedy for the PMS related problems on the basis of research conducted by many scientists with the objective of sensitizing the masses towards this essentially prevalent aspect of women who are the nuclei of our family and society.

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## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Suicidality](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-suicidality/)

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