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title: How common is PMDD among women in India? | Niyora
description: In this study, 6.4% of women met the criteria for PMDD, which is similar to rates found in other countries.
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Cohort study, 2000

# How common is PMDD among women in India?

In this study, 6.4% of women met the criteria for PMDD, which is similar to rates found in other countries.

 Early or limited evidence

62 women from India who completed symptom tracking over 2 cycles

## What they did

Sixty-two Indian women volunteered to track their premenstrual symptoms over 2 menstrual cycles using a structured form. Researchers counted how many women met the diagnostic criteria for PMDD.

## What they found

Four women (6.4%) met the full diagnostic criteria for PMDD. The symptoms varied quite a bit from woman to woman within the PMDD group.

## What it means for you

PMDD occurs in India at rates similar to other places, suggesting it is a worldwide condition. The main limit is this was a small single study from one country with only 62 women, so we do not know if they were representative of all Indian women.

62

women studied

4

women with PMDD

6.4%

prevalence of PMDD

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual dysphoric disorder--a study from India Authors Banerjee N, Roy KK, Takkar D Journal International journal of fertility and women's medicine Year 2000 Study design Cohort study Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11092706/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11092706/)

## 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/)

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