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title: Is stress during menstruation related to menstrual cycle regularity?
description: There is a weak negative relationship between stress during menstruation and menstrual cycle length, meaning higher stress is slightly associated with shorter
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/relationship-between-menstrual-stress-levels-and-menstrual-cycle-in-medical-2022/
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Survey study, 2022

# Is stress during menstruation related to menstrual cycle regularity?

There is a weak negative relationship between stress during menstruation and menstrual cycle length, meaning higher stress is slightly associated with shorter cycles.

 Early or limited evidence

99 medical students.

## What they did

99 medical students answered questionnaires about their stress levels during menstruation and characteristics of their menstrual cycle.

## What they found

79.8% of students had regular menstrual cycles and 7.1% had abnormal cycles. For stress levels: 28.3% had normal stress, 21.2% had mild stress, 21.2% had moderate stress, 16.2% had severe stress, and 13.1% had very heavy stress during menstruation. A weak negative relationship was found between stress levels and how long the menstrual cycle is.

## What it means for you

There may be a small link between menstrual stress and cycle length, with higher stress slightly associated with shorter cycles. However, this is a small study of medical students only and does not show whether stress causes cycle changes or cycle changes cause stress.

99

medical students surveyed

79.8%

had regular menstrual cycles

weak negative

relationship between stress and cycle length

## About the study

Original title Relationship between Menstrual Stress Levels and Menstrual Cycle in Medical Students Authors Frisca Ronauli Batubara, Gelora Lisbet Aprina Sirait, Luana N. Achmad Journal Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 99 What was tested None (survey of experiences). Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v12i4-s.5560](https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v12i4-s.5560)

## Topics

[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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