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title: Do women with PMS have different heart rate and blood pressure patterns at different times of their cycle?
description: Yes. Women with mild PMS had higher heart rates and higher blood pressure in the days before their period compared to days after menstruation.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/assessment-of-cardiovascular-autonomic-functions-and-baroreceptor-reactivity-in-2015/
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Survey study, 2015

# Do women with PMS have different heart rate and blood pressure patterns at different times of their cycle?

Yes. Women with mild PMS had higher heart rates and higher blood pressure in the days before their period compared to days after menstruation.

 Early or limited evidence

60 women aged 17-25 with mild PMS

## What they did

Researchers measured heart rate, blood pressure, and heart rhythm patterns in 60 women with mild PMS at two different times: 1 to 5 days before menstruation and 8 to 10 days after menstruation.

## What they found

Before menstruation, women had higher heart rates and higher systolic blood pressure. Heart rate rhythm patterns also changed at different times of the cycle, with some measures increasing before menstruation and others increasing after menstruation.

## What it means for you

Heart and blood pressure changes before menstruation may be due to water and salt retention from hormones, or from how the body's control systems respond to hormone changes. The study was small with only mild PMS cases in one age group (17 to 25 years), so results may not apply to all women with PMS or more severe symptoms.

60

Participants

17-25 years

Age range

## About the study

Original title Assessment of Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions and Baroreceptor Reactivity in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Grrishma B, Gaur GS, Velkumary S et al. Journal Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology Year 2015 Study design Survey study What was tested None Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26685501/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26685501/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)

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