Study, 1990
Do women with a history of sexual trauma have more severe PMS than other women?
Yes. Women who reported sexual trauma had significantly more severe PMS and different PMS symptoms compared to women without that history.
What they did
A survey of 968 women aged 12 to 56. Researchers compared women who reported sexual trauma to those without trauma history, measuring PMS severity, symptoms, life stress, medical history, and other characteristics.
What they found
Women with sexual trauma history had significantly worse PMS severity and symptoms. They also had more life stressors and different medical histories than women without trauma history.
What it means for you
Sexual trauma and PMS appear to be linked, but this does not prove trauma causes PMS. The women who participated were volunteers responding to announcements, so results may not represent all women.
968
Women studied
12 to 56 years
Age range
About the study
- Original title
- Sexual Trauma and the Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- L. C. Miccio-Fonseca, John Ellis Jones, Lori A. Futterman
- Journal
- Journal of Sex Education and Therapy
- Year
- 1990
- Study design
- Study
- Participants
- 968
- What was tested
- None - comparison study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/01614576.1990.11075000
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