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title: How common are premenstrual syndrome and PMDD among college students in Mongolia?
description: 23.8% had moderate to severe PMS and 4.7% had PMDD. The most common symptoms were fatigue (86.7%), anger or irritability (80.9%), and tearfulness (76.2%).
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-of-premenstrual-syndrome-and-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-among-2022/
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Survey study, 2022

# How common are premenstrual syndrome and PMDD among college students in Mongolia?

23.8% had moderate to severe PMS and 4.7% had PMDD. The most common symptoms were fatigue (86.7%), anger or irritability (80.9%), and tearfulness (76.2%).

 Early or limited evidence

572 female nursing students in Mongolia

## What they did

Cross-sectional survey of 572 nursing students in Mongolia using the Premenstrual Symptoms Questionnaire to measure symptom severity.

## What they found

Moderate to severe PMS in 23.8%. PMDD in 4.7%. Most frequent symptoms: fatigue or lack of energy (86.7%), anger or irritability (80.9%), tearfulness (76.2%), difficulty concentrating (75.3%), anxiety or tension (73.4%). A statistically significant association was found between dysmenorrhea and severity of PMS or PMDD.

## What it means for you

About 1 in 4 college students had moderate to severe PMS with mood and energy symptoms being most common. The PMDD rate was similar to rates in Western countries. The study was limited to one nursing school in Mongolia and relied on self-reported symptoms.

23.8%

moderate to severe PMS

4.7%

had PMDD

86.7%

experienced fatigue

## About the study

Original title Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder among Mongolian College Students Authors Enkhjargal Yanjmaa, Shota Ogawa, Basbish Tsogbadrakh et al. Journal The Kitakanto Medical Journal Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 593 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.2974/kmj.72.43](https://doi.org/10.2974/kmj.72.43)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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