ArticleArchives of women's mental health2022
Premenstrual symptoms across the lifespan in an international sample: data from a mobile application.
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- The effects of menstrual cycle phase on acute critical power testing performance in healthy females.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Characterizing the spectrum of distress symptoms in midlife women with perimenopausal depression.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Trial
- New Pharmacological Approaches to the Management of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.CNS drugs · 2023Trial
- Global Burden of Premenstrual Syndrome and Uterine Fibroids in Women of Reproductive Age (1990-2023) and Projections to 2050: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST) in Serbian.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Genetic predisposition for depression, psychosocial and behavioural factors and premenstrual symptoms: a cross-sectional study among young women in China.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Urinary Equol Production Capacity, Dietary Habits, and Premenstrual Symptom Severity in Healthy Young Japanese Women.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Identification and evaluation of barriers and facilitators to formal help-seeking for premenstrual symptoms in the UK: a mixed methods approach.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Premenstrual Syndrome in Chinese Adolescent Girls.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
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- Myocardial transcriptomic and proteomic landscapes across the menopausal continuum in a murine model of chemically induced accelerated ovarian failure.Physiological genomics · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Self-Reported Symptomatic Experiences Attributed to the Menstrual Cycle or Hormonal Contraceptive Use in Norwegian Women: The Effect of Training Categories and Age Groups - The FENDURA Project.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Menstrual Disorders Are Associated With Depressive Symptoms Among Women of Reproductive Age: Findings From the Korean Women's Health Survey for Sexual and Reproductive Health.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Article
- Impact of age on premenstrual syndrome prevalence and severity: A population-based survey in Brazil.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Observational
- Improving care experiences for premenstrual symptoms and disorders in the United Kingdom (UK): a mixed-methods approach.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Clustering of > 145,000 symptom logs reveals distinct pre, peri, and menopausal phenotypes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Translation and Validation of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP) Scale in Indonesian Version.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- Identifying predictors of formal help-seeking for premenstrual symptoms: A machine learning analysis of symptom, functional impairment and barriers data.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of self-reported premenstrual psychological symptoms during the COVID-19 quarantine: an exploratory cross-sectional study.Health psychology report · 2025Article
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Abstract
Premenstrual symptoms, including physical and mood symptoms, affect a large proportion of women worldwide. Data on premenstrual symptoms across nations and age groups is limited. In the present study, we leveraged a large international dataset to explore patterns in premenstrual symptom frequency with age. A survey was administered to users of the Flo mobile application (app), aged 18 to 55. The survey queried app users about a range of premenstrual symptoms. Respondents were asked whether they experienced each symptom every menstrual cycle, some cycles, or never. Age was also captured and categorized as 18-27, 28-37, 38-47, 48-55. Data was summarized and Pearson's chi square test for count data assessed differences in symptom frequency by age group. A sample of 238,114 app users from 140 countries responded to the survey. The most common symptoms reported were food cravings (85.28%), mood swings or anxiety (64.18%), and fatigue (57.3%). Absentmindedness, low libido, sleep changes, gastrointestinal symptoms, weight gain, headaches, sweating or hot flashes, fatigue, hair changes, rashes, and swelling were significantly more frequent with increasing age (p's < 0.001). Mood swings and anxiety did not vary by age group. Of the respondents, 28.61% reported that premenstrual symptoms interfered with their everyday life each menstrual cycle. In a large international sample, the majority of women reported premenstrual food cravings, mood changes, and fatigue every menstrual cycle. Mood symptoms did not vary by age group, suggesting that premenstrual mood changes are a persistent issue among women of reproductive age.
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