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title: Does impulsivity change across the menstrual cycle in women with PMS?
description: Yes. Women with PMS showed higher impulsivity on a risk-taking task, and this impulsivity changed across the menstrual cycle in a way not seen in other women.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/policy-precision-reveals-action-phase-impulsivity-in-women-with-premenstrual-2026/
---

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- Does impulsivity change across the menstrual cycle in women with PMS?

Study, 2026

# Does impulsivity change across the menstrual cycle in women with PMS?

Yes. Women with PMS showed higher impulsivity on a risk-taking task, and this impulsivity changed across the menstrual cycle in a way not seen in other women.

 Early or limited evidence

Women with premenstrual syndrome

## What they did

Researchers gave women with PMS a computer-based risk-taking task to test impulsivity. They used a mathematical model to analyze how the women made decisions.

## What they found

Women with PMS showed higher impulsivity on the task. This impulsivity changed across different parts of the menstrual cycle. This pattern of change across the cycle was only seen in women with PMS, not in the comparison group.

## What it means for you

This suggests that impulsivity may be a lasting feature of PMS that gets stronger or weaker depending on where you are in your cycle. The main limits are that sample size is not clear, the mathematical model is very complex, and these findings would need to be tested in more women to confirm they're meaningful.

## About the study

Original title Policy precision reveals action-phase impulsivity in women with premenstrual syndrome during risk-taking Authors Yoon D, Jeong B Journal bioRxiv Year 2026 Study design Study What was tested Balloon Analogue Risk Task (computer-based risk-taking task) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.12.711243](https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.12.711243)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)

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