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As if living through the monthly menstrual misery wasn't enough, scientists have found another agonizing experience women are more likely to go through during the wrathful days of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

Researchers have found an added aspect in the discipline of gynae concerns, which claims that women who undergo through the suffering and uncontrollable horrors of menstrual cycles are more likely to develop high blood pressure before they even turn 40. Further giving rise to infinite problems, such health concerns might allow women to put up with heart stroke and other cardiac related despairs.

The Massachusetts University analyzed 3,500 women aged 25-plus for up to 20 years. The fallouts pointed out that around a third of them experienced severe backache, sleep issues and painful symptoms of PMS whereas the other lot of women were not bothered during the natural cycle.

Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, women who displayed higher indications of PMS, were 40% more likely to obtain high blood pressure after 20 years.

The study claims that when blood pressure is not tackled with care and intensity, it might further push the body towards cardiac concerns resulting in heart strokes and fatal incidents. It can also lead to kidney concerns and dementia, leaving the body in an impaired manner.

The study discovered women who exhibit strong and clear indications of PMS are more likely to go through the adverse consequences of hypertension. The study also maintained that hypertension tends to elevate when risk factors for blood pressure are already there. These determinants include smoking, being obese, drinking and the use of birth control pills.

Further backing the study, researcher Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, of the University of Massachusetts, said: 'Hypertension is among the strongest predictors of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and kidney disease in women, quotes the Daily Mail.

She also asserts that this research will permit women to stay more acquainted with their internal functions and will make them watchful regarding their health issues and in any case, if something goes off track, early intervention can take place.

While the research has not yet maintained the cause and effect association, but the finding has been quite resourceful as it allows women to be thoroughly screened for variations in blood pressure to avoid the risks of hypertension. In a nutshell, women should consult their GP as soon as possible if they come across the symptoms of PMS.