--- title: What symptoms do teenage girls experience, and do symptoms change during their menstrual cycle? description: Yes. Girls reported physical and emotional symptoms that were more intense during their period. Girls from the larger city reported more intense symptoms over url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/symptoms-in-adolescents-in-two-mexican-cities-and-association-with-the-menstrual-1994/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - What symptoms do teenage girls experience, and do symptoms change during their menstrual cycle? Survey study, 1994 # What symptoms do teenage girls experience, and do symptoms change during their menstrual cycle? Yes. Girls reported physical and emotional symptoms that were more intense during their period. Girls from the larger city reported more intense symptoms overall than girls from the medium-sized city. Early or limited evidence 447 teenage girls in Mexico (146 from Guadalajara, 301 from León), average age 16.7 years ## What they did Researchers interviewed 447 teenage girls (146 from a medium-sized city, 301 from a large city in Mexico) about their physical and emotional symptoms across their menstrual cycle. ## What they found Most common symptoms across both cities were bloating, acne, increased appetite, low back pain, thirst, tiredness, wanting to stay home, wanting to be alone, and anxiety. Girls from the large city reported higher intensity of breast tenderness, thirst, and depression symptoms. During the menstrual phase, girls reported clearly more bloating, breast tenderness, constipation, itching, difficulty concentrating, lack of coordination, and depression symptoms than during other phases. ## What it means for you Teenage girls experience more physical and emotional symptoms during their period, and girls living in larger cities report more intense symptoms overall. The study included girls not seeking treatment, so these are common symptoms in the general teenage population. 447 girls interviewed 16.7 average age in years 301 from large city León ## About the study Original title [Symptoms in adolescents in two Mexican cities and association with the menstrual cycle] Authors Huerta MR, Malacara JM, Rivera-Cisneros A et al. Journal Ginecologia y obstetricia de Mexico Year 1994 Study design Survey study Participants 447 Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8005508/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8005508/) ## Topics [Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)[Major depressive disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-major-depression/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Study, 2022 What are the symptoms, causes, and treatments of PMS and PMDD? Study, 2026 What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Survey study, 2024 How common are PMS and PMDD in young Turkish women and what factors are linked to them? Review, 2019 How do brain changes during reproductive transitions cause depression in women? Lab study, 2018 How does depression affect menstrual function and fertility in women? Case-control study, 2004 Do menstrual characteristics and pregnancy history predict depression risk? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗