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title: Are women with PMS less satisfied with their relationships? | Niyora
description: Yes, women with PMS reported significantly more dissatisfaction with their marriages and sexual relationships than women without PMS. The study found no effec
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Survey study, 1991

# Are women with PMS less satisfied with their relationships?

Yes, women with PMS reported significantly more dissatisfaction with their marriages and sexual relationships than women without PMS. The study found no effect of age on this difference.

 Early or limited evidence

26 women with PMS and 26 women without PMS, clients of a nurse practitioner

## What they did

26 women with PMS and 26 women without PMS, all clients of a nurse practitioner, completed three questionnaires measuring their satisfaction with marriage, sexual relationships, and family relationships.

## What they found

Women with PMS reported statistically significant dissatisfaction with marital and sexual relationships compared to non-PMS women. No effects related to age were found.

## What it means for you

Women with PMS may experience more relationship difficulties, though the study cannot show whether PMS causes relationship problems or relationship stress makes PMS worse. The main limitations are the small sample and that participants were only women who sought treatment.

26

women with PMS

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women without PMS

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questionnaires about relationships

## About the study

Original title Dispelling myths: a study of PMS and relationship satisfaction Authors Winter EJ, Ashton DJ, Moore DL Journal The Nurse practitioner Year 1991 Study design Survey study What was tested None (observational comparison) Read the paper [doi.org/10.1097/00006205-199105000-00006](https://doi.org/10.1097/00006205-199105000-00006)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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