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As a transitional period between childhood and adulthood, adolescence is an important period. In India, this is true especially for the female population as they are considered the most vulnerable group. They continue to face many problems including the lack of proper education, no easy access to health care facilities and lack of proper information on the various issues they face. They also lack the knowledge regarding their sexual and reproductive health. This is because of the reluctance by the older sections of the population to discuss such matters due to embarrassment and also due to the lack of proper knowledge themselves. One of the issues with menstruation is Premenstrual syndrome. Premenstrual syndrome is a group of symptoms that are related to the menstrual cycle that affects women during their reproductive age that occurs 7 to 14 days before menstruation diminishes with the beginning of menstrual flow. The severity of the symptoms can lead to a breakdown of social and interpersonal relationships and it can interfere with normal day-to-day functioning of the individual. The present study was done to understand whether there exists a relationship between premenstrual tension syndrome and quality of life. The study was conducted on 64 adolescent girls from rural background in Gulbarga district of Karnataka. The results show that dysmenorrhea, behaviour change and negative affect of premenstrual syndrome has a negative relationship with physical functioning, emotional and school functioning whereas pain has a positive relationship with social functioning.