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title: How many female students have PMS and what causes it? | Niyora
description: About half of female students (49.7%) have PMS. Having painful periods, a mother with PMS, and irregular periods after starting university were linked to high
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Survey study, 2010

# How many female students have PMS and what causes it?

About half of female students (49.7%) have PMS. Having painful periods, a mother with PMS, and irregular periods after starting university were linked to higher PMS risk.

 Moderate study design

300 female students living in a university dormitory in Ordu, Turkey

## What they did

Cross-sectional descriptive study of 300 female students living in a university dormitory in Turkey. Researchers used a PMS symptom scale to measure symptoms and identify contributing factors.

## What they found

49.7% had PMS. Specific symptoms: appetite changes (68.3%), irritability (65.7%), swelling (65.3%), fatigue (47.7%), pain (61.7%), depressive feelings (51.3%), sleep changes (46.7%), depressive thoughts (34.0%), and anxiety (18.7%). PMS was associated with menstrual pain, having a mother with PMS, and irregular periods after coming to university.

## What it means for you

About half of female university students have PMS. Family history and changes to menstrual regularity when stressed may play a role. The study was limited to one dormitory so results may not apply everywhere.

49.7%

Students with PMS

68.3%

Appetite changes

65.7%

Irritability

## About the study

Original title Investigation of premenstrual syndrome and contributing factors among university students* Authors Nülüfer Erbi̇l, AYŞENUR KARACA, TÜLAY KIRIŞ Journal TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Year 2010 Study design Survey study Participants 300 What was tested None. Observational study of PMS symptoms and contributing factors. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.3906/sag-0812-2](https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-0812-2)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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