Case-control study, 2021
Do women with PMS sleep worse and feel more tired during the day?
Women with PMS were about two times more likely to have poor sleep quality than those without PMS. They also had higher daytime sleepiness scores.
What they did
Case-control study in Brazil with women aged 18-45. Women were screened for PMS and if positive had the diagnosis confirmed with additional questions. All women answered questionnaires about sleep quality and daytime sleepiness during the luteal phase and follicular phase.
What they found
Women with PMS had a clear higher risk of poor sleep quality compared to those without PMS. Women with PMS had higher daytime sleepiness scores. Women without PMS showed different sleepiness levels across menstrual cycle phases.
What it means for you
Women with PMS sleep worse and feel more tired during the day. The effect appears consistent across menstrual cycle phases in women with PMS. Study was from one country.
69
women with PMS
52
women without PMS
2
times higher risk of poor sleep quality with PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in women with Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Conzatti M, Perez AV, Maciel RF et al.
- Journal
- Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Case-control study
- Participants
- 69
- What was tested
- None
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/09513590.2021.1968820
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