--- title: Does acupressure help relieve PMS symptoms? | Niyora description: Acupressure reduced PMS symptom severity and improved ability to function in nursing students. The study did not have a control group and reported results qua url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-acupressure-on-relieving-premenstrual-syndrome-symptoms-among-female-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does acupressure help relieve PMS symptoms? Non-randomised trial, 2025 # Does acupressure help relieve PMS symptoms? Acupressure reduced PMS symptom severity and improved ability to function in nursing students. The study did not have a control group and reported results qualitatively, so we cannot be very confident about how much improvement occurred. Early or limited evidence 135 adolescent female nursing students in their third year at Tanta University, Egypt, during 2024-2025 ## What they did Quasi-experimental design. 135 third-year female nursing students at Tanta University received acupressure. PMS symptoms and ability to function were measured using standard screening tools before and after the first menstrual cycle following the intervention. ## What they found Acupressure led to significant reduction in PMS symptom severity and improved ability to function. There was a strong positive correlation between total PMS severity score and interference with ability to function after the first menstrual cycle following acupressure. ## What it means for you Acupressure may help reduce PMS symptoms and improve function. The study lacked a control group to compare against, included only nursing students at one university, and reported results qualitatively rather than with specific measurements, which limits confidence in the findings. 135 female nursing students ## About the study Original title Effect of Acupressure on Relieving Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms Among Female Nursing Students Authors Doaa Samir Elkhawaga, Mona Mohamed Gomaa, Faiza Mohamed ELSaid Journal Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal Year 2025 Study design Non-randomised trial Participants 135 What was tested Acupressure Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2025.472004](https://doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2025.472004) Original abstract Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is an important health problem that includescomplex symptoms and negatively influences the quality of life of womenespecially students. These symptoms may have a detrimental influence on students'attendance, academic performance and social activities. Acupressure is a nursingintervention that is used to manage a variety of health issues, including PMS. Thestudy aim: Establish the effect of acupressure on relieving PMS symptoms amongfemale nursing students. Study Design: A quasi-experimental design. Subjects: Aconvenient sample of 135 adolescent females at Tanta University's Nursing Facultyduring the third year of the 2024-2025 academic years. Study Tools: Two toolswere utilized: Tool I: A Structured interview schedule: It was composed of twocomponents: Part 1: Socio- demographic data and Part 2: Menstrual history. ToolII: PMSST: Part 1: Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool for Adolescents(PSST-A) and Part 2: A student’s symptoms ability to function. Results: asignificant reduction in the severity of PMS symptoms after the intervention,acupressure contributed to improved ability to function and there is strong positivecorrelation among the studied nursing students' total score of PMSS severity andtotal score of its interference with their ability to function after 1st menstrual cyclepost acupressure. Conclusion: It was determined that acupressure was helpful andreduced the symptoms of pms. Recommendations: The administrator should planfrequent in-service training sessions about the importance of acupressure and howto use it based on the issues facing teenage girls Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Acupuncture and acupressure](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-acupuncture/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Non-randomised trial, 2022 Is reflexology or acupressure more helpful for period symptoms? Randomised trial, 2026 Does aerobic or resistance exercise reduce anxiety in women with PMS? 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