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title: What psychiatric symptoms do women experience around their period?
description: Irritability is the most distressing symptom (66 percent), followed by bloating (18 percent) and breast pain (16 percent). Symptoms last 6 to 10 days during t
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/phenomenology-of-perimenstrual-psychiatric-symptoms-2017/
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Interview study, 2017

# What psychiatric symptoms do women experience around their period?

Irritability is the most distressing symptom (66 percent), followed by bloating (18 percent) and breast pain (16 percent). Symptoms last 6 to 10 days during the premenstrual phase and improve when menstruation begins.

 Early or limited evidence

50 women attending a psychiatry clinic in Patna, India between 2005 and 2008, mean age 30.7 years

## What they did

Researchers assessed 50 women attending a psychiatry clinic in India from 2005 to 2008 using structured questionnaires and diagnostic tools to identify perimenstrual symptoms.

## What they found

The mean age was 30.7 years. The most distressing symptom was irritability in 66 percent of patients, followed by bloating in 18 percent and breast pain in 16 percent. Most patients were symptomatic for 6 to 10 days in each menstrual cycle during the premenstrual phase, with symptoms relieved after menstrual flow began.

## What it means for you

Irritability is the most troubling symptom, followed by physical symptoms. Symptoms follow a clear pattern tied to the menstrual cycle. The study is small and from a single clinic in India, so results may not apply to all women.

50

women studied

66%

experienced irritability

30.7 years

mean age

## About the study

Original title Phenomenology of Perimenstrual Psychiatric Symptoms Authors Kumar Abhay, Krishna Singh, Chandra Prakash et al. Journal Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development Year 2017 Study design Interview study Participants 50 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00153.x](https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00153.x)

## Topics

[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)

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