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title: How common are premenstrual symptoms in women around age 40? | Niyora
description: About 38% of women around age 40 had three or more premenstrual symptoms, and about 4.7% reported them as severe.
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- How common are premenstrual symptoms in women around age 40?

Survey study, 2010

# How common are premenstrual symptoms in women around age 40?

About 38% of women around age 40 had three or more premenstrual symptoms, and about 4.7% reported them as severe.

 Early or limited evidence

107 women around age 40

## What they did

Researchers studied 107 women around age 40 attending a health program. They asked women about 35 different premenstrual symptoms.

## What they found

41 women (38.3%) had 3 or more premenstrual symptoms. 15 women (14.0%) had 5 or more symptoms. 5 women (4.7%) reported that their symptoms were severe. 11 women had sought treatment. The most common symptom was breast heaviness. Women also reported anger and depression.

## What it means for you

Premenstrual symptoms are quite common in women approaching menopause, affecting more than a third of them. Most women do not seek medical treatment, suggesting many manage symptoms without help. The study looked at only women around age 40, so may not apply to younger women.

38.3%

had 3 or more premenstrual symptoms

14.0%

had 5 or more symptoms

4.7%

reported symptoms as severe

## About the study

Original title Prevalence of premenstrual symptoms: Preliminary analysis and brief review of management strategies Authors Joshi JV, Pandey SN, Galvankar P et al. Journal Journal of mid-life health Year 2010 Study design Survey study Participants 200 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.66995](https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.66995)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[GnRH agonists and ovarian suppression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-gnrh/)[Surgical menopause](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-surgery/)[Perimenopause and menopause](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-perimenopause/)

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