--- title: How common is PMDD in medical students? | Niyora description: About 11% of the 180 medical students studied had PMDD. The most common symptoms were fatigue, irritability, and mood swings. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-study-on-the-prevalence-of-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-in-medical-students-2020/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How common is PMDD in medical students? Survey study, 2020 # How common is PMDD in medical students? About 11% of the 180 medical students studied had PMDD. The most common symptoms were fatigue, irritability, and mood swings. Early or limited evidence 180 female medical students ## What they did A study of 180 female medical students. They rated their symptoms every day for 2 months. Researchers then interviewed them to confirm PMDD based on standard diagnostic criteria. ## What they found 20 out of 180 students (11.11%) met the criteria for PMDD. The most common symptoms in those with PMDD were fatigue, irritability, and mood swings. The more severe someone's premenstrual and menstrual difficulties, the more likely they were to have PMDD. ## What it means for you PMDD affects roughly 1 in 9 medical students. However, this study is small and only includes medical students, so the results may not apply to other groups of women or the general population. 20 had PMDD 11.11% prevalence of PMDD 2 months duration of daily symptom tracking ## About the study Original title A Study on the Prevalence of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Medical Students Authors Charan Teja Koganti, Neeta Sagar Bobba Journal Academia Journal of Medicine Year 2020 Study design Survey study Participants 20 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.47008/ajm.2020.3.1.15](https://doi.org/10.47008/ajm.2020.3.1.15) Original abstract Background: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a common yet underdiagnosed mental health problem among women of reproductive age group with a significant potential to perturb the social, occupational, academic and interpersonal milieu of the suffering women. The aim of the study is to determine the frequency and severity of the premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in medical college students. The premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a common yet underdiagnosed mental health problem among women of reproductive age group with a significant potential to perturb the social, occupational, academic and interpersonal milieu of the suffering women. Subjects and Methods: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder was diagnosed based on Penn’s daily symptom rating scale (self-administered for 2 months) and an interview-based on diagnostic and statistical manual -5 diagnostic criteria for the premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Results: Overall 180 subjects were studied. The prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder was wound to be 11.11 % (n= 20). The most common symptoms found were fatigue irritability, mood swings and A significant correlation between the severity of premenstrual and menstrual difficulties was found with PMDD. Conclusion: The current study highlights the need for clinicians to assess for premenstrual dysphoric disorder in females visiting the hospital with premenstrual and menstrual complaints. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/) 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, 2026 What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Survey study, 2025 Does how women cope with stress affect their PMDD symptoms? Survey study, 2022 How much does PMDD affect academic quality of life in female college students? Survey study, 2024 How common is PMDD among medical students, and is it linked to stress? Survey study, 2021 What is the prevalence of PMDD and how does it affect quality of life in female students? Survey study, 2016 Does PMS increase the risk of stress fractures in teenage athletes? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗