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title: How do stress and menstrual symptoms relate to each other? | Niyora
description: The article examined the relationship between stress and menstrual distress but the abstract does not provide clear findings or conclusions.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/stress-and-menstrual-distress-1978/
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Survey study, 1978

# How do stress and menstrual symptoms relate to each other?

The article examined the relationship between stress and menstrual distress but the abstract does not provide clear findings or conclusions.

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## What they did

This was an analysis examining the relationship between stress and menstrual distress. It included estimates of symptom incidence, indicators of stress during premenstrual and menstrual phases, adrenal factors, and animal studies.

## What they found

The analysis included several areas: estimates of negative symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle, indicators of stress during premenstrual and menstrual phases, adrenal hormone factors, and findings from animal studies.

## What it means for you

This piece lays out how stress and menstruation are conceptually related but does not provide specific findings or conclusions. It appears to be a framework for future research rather than a study with results.

## About the study

Original title Stress and menstrual distress Authors Sommer B Journal Journal of human stress Year 1978 Study design Survey study What was tested none Read the paper [doi.org/10.1080/0097840x.1978.9934989](https://doi.org/10.1080/0097840x.1978.9934989)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)

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