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title: What PMS symptoms do women in China report? | Niyora
description: More than half reported mood changes and back pain before their period. Several symptoms tended to cluster together.
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Survey study, 1985

# What PMS symptoms do women in China report?

More than half reported mood changes and back pain before their period. Several symptoms tended to cluster together.

 Early or limited evidence

84 Chinese nurses

## What they did

Researchers surveyed 84 Chinese nurses with a questionnaire about premenstrual symptoms.

## What they found

More than half reported emotional changes and backache premenstrually. Nausea was associated with breast changes, irritability was linked with depression, body and skin changes occurred together, and backache was connected with irritability, headaches, and needing time off work.

## What it means for you

This shows common PMS symptoms in one profession in one country, and that symptoms often occur in clusters. Results may not apply to other countries or professions because the sample was limited.

84

women studied

>50%

reported emotional changes and backache

## About the study

Original title The premenstrual syndrome in Chinese Authors Mao K, Chang A Journal The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology Year 1985 Study design Survey study Participants 84 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1985.tb00622.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1985.tb00622.x)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)

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