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title: Could oxidative stress be a cause of PMS? | Niyora
description: Researchers designed a study to test this question, but this abstract does not report what they found.
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Study, 2018

# Could oxidative stress be a cause of PMS?

Researchers designed a study to test this question, but this abstract does not report what they found.

 Early or limited evidence

Women with and without PMS (study details not fully described in abstract)

## What they did

Planned to measure a specific marker in blood that shows oxidative stress and track it through the menstrual cycle to see if it relates to PMS symptoms.

## What they found

The abstract does not include the study results or what the researchers discovered.

## What it means for you

The study was designed to investigate whether oxidative stress might cause PMS and PMDD. To learn what they actually found, you would need to read the full research paper.

1-2

Weeks before menstruation when PMS symptoms typically start

## About the study

Original title The plasma level of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in relation to menstruation Authors Kaori Yama, Honoka Shinbo, Maiko Machida et al. Journal Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society Year 2018 Study design Study What was tested Measuring an oxidative stress marker in blood Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1254/jpssuppl.wcp2018.0_po4-3-20](https://doi.org/10.1254/jpssuppl.wcp2018.0_po4-3-20)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)

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