Study, 2026
How common is premenstrual syndrome in teenage girls?
Premenstrual syndrome is very common in teenage girls. About 85.7% reported irritability, 60.7% had anger, 40.7% had headaches, and 8.5% had very severe symptoms.
What they did
Researchers asked 140 medical students in Telangana who had started their periods about their menstrual cycles and premenstrual symptoms using a standard form.
What they found
Of 140 students, 87% had regular periods, 80.7% had painful periods. For premenstrual symptoms: 85.7% reported irritability, 60.7% had anger, 40.7% had headaches, and 5% had swelling of limbs. 8.5% had very severe symptoms.
What it means for you
Premenstrual symptoms are very common in teenage girls, especially irritability and anger. Many also have painful periods. Some teenagers have severe symptoms that need medical care and counseling. This study was only of medical students in one region, so these findings may not apply to all teenage girls everywhere.
140
medical students
85.7%
reported irritability
60.7%
reported anger
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome in adolescent girl of Telangana
- Authors
- Shailaja Sandarikar, V Mounika, Ruhi Manzoor
- Journal
- International Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Study
- Participants
- 140
- What was tested
- Observational survey - no treatment was tested
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.33545/gynae.2026.v10.i1j.1957
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