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title: Does PMS affect how well college students can study? | Niyora
description: Yes. PMS is strongly related to problems with study activities, with women reporting significant impact on their ability to study.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-syndrome-among-college-students-and-its-relation-to-their-study-2022/
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Survey study, 2022

# Does PMS affect how well college students can study?

Yes. PMS is strongly related to problems with study activities, with women reporting significant impact on their ability to study.

 Early or limited evidence

229 female college degree students in Tezpur, India

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of 229 female college degree students in Tezpur, India. Students answered questions about their menstrual cycle, PMS symptoms, and how menstruation affected their study habits.

## What they found

45.9% of the 229 students had menstruation-related problems overall. 21% had irregular menstrual cycles and 12.2% had heavy menstrual flow. PMS was strongly correlated with impact on study activities (correlation 0.542, statistically significant). Substance use, family history, irregular cycles, heavy bleeding and having any menstrual problems were all linked to PMS.

## What it means for you

PMS significantly interferes with college students' ability to study. Many students also had other menstrual issues like irregular cycles or heavy bleeding. This study shows how much PMS affects education. Results are from one college in India.

45.9%

Had menstruation-related problems

0.542

Correlation with study impact

229

Students studied

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual Syndrome among College Students and its Relation to their Study Activities Authors Pallavi Talukdar, Nurnahar Ahmed, Subhra Sarkar Journal Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 229 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_113_21](https://doi.org/10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_113_21)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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