--- title: How common are PMS and PMDD among female university students? description: About 10.37% had PMS and 19.26% had PMDD. Technical course students had higher rates than medical course students. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-cross-sectional-interventional-study-to-gauge-the-prevalence-of-pre-menstrual-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How common are PMS and PMDD among female university students? Survey study, 2025 # How common are PMS and PMDD among female university students? About 10.37% had PMS and 19.26% had PMDD. Technical course students had higher rates than medical course students. Early or limited evidence 270 female university students aged 18-25 at an Indian pharmacy college with normal menstrual cycles ## What they did Enrolled 270 female university students aged 18-25 with normal menstrual cycles. Used the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool to assess PMS and PMDD. Then provided an educational intervention about symptoms and measured how much knowledge improved. ## What they found 10.37% had PMS and 19.26% had PMDD overall. Technical course students had higher rates (12.69% PMS, 26.98% PMDD) compared to medical students (8.33% PMS, 12.5% PMDD). After the educational intervention, knowledge about emotional symptoms improved significantly, with a Cohen's d of 1.682 (p < 0.001). ## What it means for you PMDD is more common than PMS in this student population. Education can improve understanding of PMS and PMDD symptoms. The study was limited to one college in India, so these numbers may not reflect other populations. 10.37% Percentage with PMS 19.26% Percentage with PMDD 1.682 Cohen's d for knowledge improvement in emotional symptoms ## About the study Original title A Cross-Sectional Interventional Study to Gauge the Prevalence of Pre-Menstrual Syndrome and Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder Among Female Students Authors Dr. S. Vaishnavi, N. Venkateshan, Dr. G. Thenmozhi et al. Journal International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research Year 2025 Study design Survey study Participants 270 What was tested Educational program about PMS and PMDD symptoms Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.47583/ijpsrr.2025.v85i9.009](https://doi.org/10.47583/ijpsrr.2025.v85i9.009) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/) 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 Survey study, 2025 How common is PMDD among female medical students in Vietnam? Survey study, 2023 How common are PMS, PMDD, anxiety, and depression in rural adolescent girls? Survey study, 2026 What attitudes do nursing students have toward premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Survey study, 2026 Can health education help adolescent girls understand menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder? Survey study, 2026 Does self-injury or difficult childhood experiences increase PMDD risk in adolescents? Survey study, 2025 How many university students have PMDD and do they know about it? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗