Survey study, 2017
How common are PMS and PMDD, and how much do they affect women's daily life?
About one in five young women have PMS and one in 14 have PMDD. Both cause real problems with work and school productivity.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 150 women aged 18-30 at a hospital. Researchers collected demographic information and asked about menstrual symptoms, then assessed who met criteria for PMS or PMDD using standard diagnostic interviews.
What they found
21.33% had PMS, 14% had moderate to severe PMS, and 7.33% had PMDD. Fatigue and loss of interest in work were the most common symptoms. The main impact was decreased work or school efficiency. Higher BMI, having symptoms since first period, longer symptom duration, menstrual cramps, and family history all increased risk of PMS or PMDD.
What it means for you
PMS and PMDD are common and cause real work and school problems. Several risk factors could help doctors spot who needs treatment, but this is cross-sectional so we can't prove these factors cause PMS.
21.33%
Women with PMS
7.33%
Women with PMDD
14%
Women with moderate to severe PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual Syndrome: Correlation and Functional Impairment
- Authors
- Murlidhar Swami, Mona Narain, Krishna Kanwal
- Journal
- Journal of Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 150
- What was tested
- None (diagnostic assessment)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10057-0025
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