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title: Do teenage girls handle physical PMS changes well? | Niyora
description: Most teenage girls in this study had good attitudes about the physical changes from PMS. Some body areas were harder than others for girls to accept, and atti
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Survey study, 2017

# Do teenage girls handle physical PMS changes well?

Most teenage girls in this study had good attitudes about the physical changes from PMS. Some body areas were harder than others for girls to accept, and attitudes varied by type of change.

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108 female seventh-grade students at one middle school in Indonesia

## What they did

Indonesian researchers surveyed 108 female seventh-grade students using questionnaires about their attitudes toward nine different types of physical changes from PMS.

## What they found

Overall, 61.1% of girls had good attitudes about PMS physical changes. By body area: 70.4% had good attitudes about stomach and digestive changes, 76.8% about vascular and nerve changes, 61.1% about skin, 59.3% about breathing, and 50% about eyes. Some girls had poor attitudes, particularly about breathing (18.5%) and eyes (6.5%). Overall, 2.8% had poor attitudes about all changes.

## What it means for you

Most teenage girls managed their feelings about physical PMS changes fairly well. Different body systems were harder or easier for girls to accept. This study was from one Indonesian middle school, so results may not apply to girls in other places or countries. Background information noted that about 85% of women of reproductive age in Indonesia experience PMS symptoms.

108

students surveyed

61.1%

with good attitudes overall

85%

of Indonesian women with PMS

## About the study

Original title SIKAP REMAJA PUTRI TERHADAP TIMBULNYA PERUBAHAN FISIK PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME DI SMP NEGERI 5 SRAGEN KELAS VII TAHUN 2010 Authors Etik Sulistyorini, Wahyu Fajar Journal Jurnal Kebidanan Indonesia Year 2017 Study design Survey study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.36419/jkebin.v2i1.40](https://doi.org/10.36419/jkebin.v2i1.40)

## Topics

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