The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between menstruation and athletic performance by conducting a “health and lifestyle questionnaire survey” among female members of a university athletic association. The subjects were 121 female members of a university athletic club, and their responses were obtained without their names on a web-based questionnaire. The amount of exercise, menstrual abnormalities, symptoms associated with menstruation, and PMS were investigated. Regarding the status of menstruation, 81% of the students answered that they had normal menstrual cycles, 16% had abnormal menstrual cycles, and 4% had amenorrhea. When asked about the degree of menstrual pain, 30% said “no,” 45% said “a little,” 17% said “need to lie down and rest,” 1% said “sleep more than one day,” and 8% said “not at all,” indicating that 60% had menstrual pain that interfered with their studies and exercise. It was clear that 60% of the respondents had menstrual pain that interfered with their studies and exercise. Regarding PMS awareness, 12% of the respondents answered that they were “not at all aware of PMS,” 60% answered that they were “a little aware of PMS,” and 27% answered that they were “well aware of PMS”. The percentage of respondents who felt that their performance was impaired due to premenstrual symptoms was 37% “never,” 40% “a little,” 17% “yes,” and 6% “very strongly,” indicating that 63% of female students felt that their performance was impaired due to premenstrual symptoms. On the other hand, 29% of the students answered “Yes” to the question “Are you taking any countermeasures ?”, indicating that the number of students taking countermeasures is small despite the fact that a certain number of members of the club feel that their athletic performance is impaired by PMS.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide more female athletic club members with support to improve their self-care skills related to menstruation, and further analysis will be conducted to support female athletic club members.

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