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title: How common is PMS among adolescent girls and what factors are linked to it?
description: PMS affects 59.2% of adolescent girls in Goa, India, and is linked to earlier first period, heavier menstrual bleeding, and period pain. Certainty is moderate
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-cross-sectional-study-on-clinical-profile-and-factors-associated-with-2024/
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Survey study, 2024

# How common is PMS among adolescent girls and what factors are linked to it?

PMS affects 59.2% of adolescent girls in Goa, India, and is linked to earlier first period, heavier menstrual bleeding, and period pain. Certainty is moderate.

 Moderate study design

228 adolescent girls in Goa, India

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of 228 adolescent girls in Goa, India using ACOG criteria to diagnose PMS. Researchers described PMS symptoms and examined what factors were associated with PMS.

## What they found

59.2% had PMS. Mean BMI was 20.1 ± 4.31 kg/m². Most common symptom: irritability (41.7%). Heavy menstrual flow reported by 64%, dysmenorrhea (period pain) by 91.7%. PMS significantly associated with age at first period, amount of menstrual bleeding, and presence of period pain (p less than 0.05).

## What it means for you

More than half of girls in this population had PMS, especially those with heavier periods and period pain. Schools should create supportive environments for discussing PMS and women's health. Limited to India only and may not represent other populations.

59.2%

had PMS

91.7%

had period pain

41.7%

reported irritability

## About the study

Original title A Cross-Sectional Study on Clinical Profile and Factors Associated with Premenstrual Syndrome among Adolescent Girls in Goa Authors Vishakha Uday Kamble, Krutika Kharbe, Myla Isha Pereira et al. Journal Healthline Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 228 What was tested None; observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.51957/healthline_621_2024](https://doi.org/10.51957/healthline_621_2024)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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