Survey study, 2023
Is obesity connected to having more PMS symptoms?
Yes, women with obesity are more likely to have PMS than women with normal weight. This happens because obesity increases estrogen production, which triggers PMS symptoms.
What they did
This literature review searched research on obesity and PMS using Google Scholar and PubMed. Researchers examined existing studies to understand if obesity is related to PMS.
What they found
The review found that women with obesity have higher rates of PMS compared to women with normal weight. Obesity increases a hormone called androstenedion, which increases estrogen, triggering PMS symptoms. However, some studies showed different results, possibly because they included few obese participants.
What it means for you
Obesity may be a risk factor for PMS through hormone changes. The main limit is that some research disagreed with this finding, possibly due to small numbers of obese participants in those studies.
7-10
Days before menstruation when PMS appears
About the study
- Original title
- Hubungan Obesitas dengan Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Samuel Nico Lunardi, Flora Rumiati, Marcel Antoni et al.
- Journal
- Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None (literature review)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.36452/jkdoktmeditek.v29i2.2424