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title: Do women with severe PMS have different hormone patterns than women without PMS?
description: No. There was no relationship between the hormone patterns tested and PMS symptoms. Hormone levels followed similar patterns in both groups.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/circadian-hormone-secretory-profiles-in-women-with-severe-premenstrual-tension-1984/
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Case-control study, 1984

# Do women with severe PMS have different hormone patterns than women without PMS?

No. There was no relationship between the hormone patterns tested and PMS symptoms. Hormone levels followed similar patterns in both groups.

 Early or limited evidence

2 women with severe PMS, 2 healthy control women

## What they did

Case-control study measuring three hormones (prolactin, growth hormone, cortisol) every 30 minutes over 24 hours on two different cycle days in 2 women with severe PMS and 2 control women.

## What they found

No relationship was found between the hormone secretion patterns and premenstrual tension syndrome symptoms.

## What it means for you

These specific hormones do not appear to explain PMS. However, the study was very small with only 2 women in each group, so results may not apply to other women.

2

women with severe PMS

2

healthy controls

24 hours

continuous measurement period

## About the study

Original title Circadian hormone secretory profiles in women with severe premenstrual tension syndrome Authors Steiner M, Haskett RF, Carroll BJ et al. Journal British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Year 1984 Study design Case-control study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04785.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04785.x)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)

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