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title: Does PMS really affect a woman's quality of life? | Niyora
description: Yes, PMS significantly lowers quality of life, particularly for young women. Emotional symptoms are most severe, and mental health is the most affected area o
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Survey study, 2022

# Does PMS really affect a woman's quality of life?

Yes, PMS significantly lowers quality of life, particularly for young women. Emotional symptoms are most severe, and mental health is the most affected area of life.

 Early or limited evidence

231 women aged 18 or older in Poland

## What they did

A cross-sectional study of 231 women aged 18 or older in Poland who filled out questionnaires about PMS symptom severity and overall quality of life.

## What they found

Women with PMS had medium overall quality of life. Emotional symptoms were the most severe (p equals 0.010). The highest quality of life scores were in the social relationships domain (p equals 0.002), and the lowest were in the mental health domain (p equals 0.006).

## What it means for you

PMS causes real and significant impact on women's health and wellbeing. Young women report the most severe symptoms and need psychological support. The limitation is that this is observational and was conducted in one country.

231

Women in study

0.010

Emotional symptoms p-value

0.006

Mental health p-value

## About the study

Original title The impact of premenstrual syndrome on women's quality of life - a myth or a fact? Authors Branecka-Woźniak D, Cymbaluk-Płoska A, Kurzawa R Journal European review for medical and pharmacological sciences Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 231 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_202201_27887](https://doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_202201_27887)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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