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title: How do teenage girls feel about menstruation and premenstrual symptoms?
description: Most teenage girls experience premenstrual symptoms (63%) and view them as normal (61%). Girls with more severe symptoms are more likely to seek medical help.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/attitudes-toward-menstruation-menstrual-related-symptoms-and-premenstrual-2011/
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Survey study, 2011

# How do teenage girls feel about menstruation and premenstrual symptoms?

Most teenage girls experience premenstrual symptoms (63%) and view them as normal (61%). Girls with more severe symptoms are more likely to seek medical help.

 Moderate study design

1,295 teenage girls aged 13 to 19 in rural schools.

## What they did

Researchers surveyed 1,295 teenage girls aged 13 to 19 in rural schools between February and April 2009. They asked about their attitudes toward menstruation, menstrual symptoms, and premenstrual symptoms.

## What they found

The average attitude score toward menstruation was 3.84 out of 6. Most participants (63.1%) identified as having premenstrual symptoms, and 61.1% viewed them as a normal part of the cycle. Girls with more severe premenstrual symptoms were more likely to see a doctor. Those with divorced or separated parents were less likely to see a doctor than those with married parents.

## What it means for you

Most teenage girls experience premenstrual symptoms and accept them as normal, but those with worse symptoms do seek help. Family situation may affect whether girls get medical support for menstrual issues. This studied only rural teenage girls, so results may differ in urban areas or in older women.

63.1%

Teenage girls with premenstrual symptoms

61.1%

Girls viewing symptoms as normal

3.84 out of 6

Mean attitude score toward menstruation

## About the study

Original title Attitudes toward menstruation, menstrual-related symptoms, and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls: a rural school-based survey Authors Wong LP Journal Women & health Year 2011 Study design Survey study Participants 1,295 What was tested None - survey study Read the paper [doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2011.574792](https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2011.574792)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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