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title: How common are PMS and PMDD in adolescent girls, and how much do they affect daily life?
description: 19.3% of girls aged 8-23 had moderate to severe PMS and 4.6% had PMDD. Nearly 1 in 4 girls missed school because of symptoms, showing PMS significantly disrup
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-syndrome-in-anand-district-gujarat-a-cross-sectional-survey-2019/
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Survey study, 2019

# How common are PMS and PMDD in adolescent girls, and how much do they affect daily life?

19.3% of girls aged 8-23 had moderate to severe PMS and 4.6% had PMDD. Nearly 1 in 4 girls missed school because of symptoms, showing PMS significantly disrupts their education. Older age, painful periods, heavy periods, high stress, and having a mother with PMS all increased risk.

 Moderate study design

1,702 girls aged 8-23 years who had started menstruating in schools in Anand District, Gujarat, India

## What they did

Cross-sectional study in schools in Anand District, Gujarat, India of 1,702 girls aged 8-23 who had started menstruating. Researchers used the self-administered Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool for Adolescents (PSST-A) and assessed related factors like painful periods, heavy bleeding, stress, and family history.

## What they found

19.3% had moderate to severe PMS, 4.6% had PMDD, and 94.8% had at least one PMS symptom. 65.7% had moderate to severe symptoms. 71.2% had painful periods, 15.2% had heavy bleeding, and 25.1% missed school or college. 81.3% believed PMS was normal, 53.0% reported moderate to severe stress. Risk factors: older age, painful periods, heavy periods, high stress, and mother with PMS. Younger age at first period and junk food contributed to PMDD.

## What it means for you

PMS affects almost all girls to some degree, but severe PMS affects about 1 in 5 and significantly disrupts school attendance. Several factors increase risk: stress, painful and heavy periods, and family history. A strength is the large sample size of 1,702 girls. A limit is the cross-sectional design cannot prove cause-and-effect.

19.3%

had moderate to severe PMS

4.6%

had PMDD

25.1%

missed school due to symptoms

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual syndrome in Anand District, Gujarat: A cross-sectional survey Authors Kamat SV, Nimbalkar A, Phatak AG et al. Journal Journal of family medicine and primary care Year 2019 Study design Survey study Participants 1,702 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_302_18](https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_302_18)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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