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title: Can researchers create a reliable tool to measure menstrual symptoms in teenage girls?
description: Researchers developed a new measurement scale to assess menstrual symptoms in adolescents. In India, only 48% of teenage girls know about menstruation before
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/to-assess-and-evaluate-the-premenstrual-and-menstrual-comprehensive-symptoms-2024/
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Study, 2024

# Can researchers create a reliable tool to measure menstrual symptoms in teenage girls?

Researchers developed a new measurement scale to assess menstrual symptoms in adolescents. In India, only 48% of teenage girls know about menstruation before their first period.

 Early or limited evidence

Adolescent girls in India (ages 10-19), who make up 19.3% of India's population

## What they did

Researchers developed a standardized measurement scale to assess premenstrual and menstrual symptoms in adolescent girls in India. They aimed to evaluate how well the scale measures different types of menstrual problems.

## What they found

Premenstrual symptoms and period pain are the most common menstrual problems in adolescents. Only 48% of teenage girls in India know about menstruation before their first period.

## What it means for you

A tool to measure menstrual symptoms could help identify adolescents who need support. Most teenage girls in India don't have enough information about menstruation before it happens, suggesting education programs are needed.

48%

Teenage girls in India aware of menstruation beforehand

19.3%

Adolescents in India's population

## About the study

Original title To Assess and Evaluate the Premenstrual and Menstrual Comprehensive Symptoms Scale for Grading the Menstrual Problems among Adolescent Girls Authors Sunita Shrivastav, Bali N. Thool Journal Journal of Obstetric and Gynaecological Practices POGS Year 2024 Study design Study What was tested A new measurement scale for menstrual and premenstrual symptoms Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5005/jogyp-11012-0026](https://doi.org/10.5005/jogyp-11012-0026)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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