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title: Is resting heart rate different in women with PMS during their menstrual cycle?
description: Yes. Women with PMS had higher resting heart rates during the premenstrual phase compared to women without PMS. Heart rate also varied across the four cycle p
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/resting-heart-rate-hr-in-women-with-and-without-premenstrual-symptoms-pms-1991/
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- Is resting heart rate different in women with PMS during their menstrual cycle?

Lab study, 1991

# Is resting heart rate different in women with PMS during their menstrual cycle?

Yes. Women with PMS had higher resting heart rates during the premenstrual phase compared to women without PMS. Heart rate also varied across the four cycle phases in women with PMS.

 Early or limited evidence

64 female university students

## What they did

Followed 64 female university students for 3 months. They reported their symptoms daily. Then split them into two groups: those with PMS and those without. Measured their resting heart rate during four cycle phases: premenstrual, menstrual, postmenstrual, and ovulatory.

## What they found

Women with PMS showed significantly higher resting heart rates in the premenstrual phase than women without PMS. Resting heart rate also varied significantly across the four cycle phases within the PMS group.

## What it means for you

Women with PMS may have heightened nervous system activation during the premenstrual phase, shown by faster resting heart rate. This could reflect increased physical stress or arousal. Main limit: only university students, relatively small observational study.

64

Female university students studied

4

Menstrual cycle phases studied

## About the study

Original title Resting heart rate (HR) in women with and without premenstrual symptoms (PMS) Authors Palmero F, Choliz M Journal Journal of behavioral medicine Year 1991 Study design Lab study Participants 64 What was tested No intervention - observational comparison of resting heart rates Read the paper [doi.org/10.1007/bf00846175](https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00846175)

## 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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