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title: Does lavender aromatherapy reduce anxiety during PMS? | Niyora
description: Yes. Teenage girls who received lavender aromatherapy showed much lower anxiety levels after treatment compared to before, although without a control group we
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Survey study, 2017

# Does lavender aromatherapy reduce anxiety during PMS?

Yes. Teenage girls who received lavender aromatherapy showed much lower anxiety levels after treatment compared to before, although without a control group we cannot be completely certain that the lavender caused the improvement.

 Early or limited evidence

18 girls aged 13-14 in Indonesia with PMS-related anxiety

## What they did

18 teenage girls aged 13-14 in Indonesia who were experiencing anxiety during PMS received lavender aromatherapy treatment. Their anxiety levels were measured before and after the treatment using a standard anxiety measurement scale.

## What they found

Anxiety scores dropped from 27.61 before treatment to 8.17 after lavender aromatherapy treatment.

## What it means for you

Lavender aromatherapy may help reduce PMS-related anxiety in teenage girls. However, because this study had no control group of girls who did not receive lavender, we cannot be sure that the lavender caused the improvement rather than other factors like attention or time passing. Larger studies with comparison groups are needed.

27.61

anxiety score before treatment

8.17

anxiety score after treatment

18

girls in the study

## About the study

Original title PENGARUH AROMATERAPI LAVENDER TERHADAP PENURUNAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN REMAJA PUTRI SAAT PRE MENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS) DI SMPN. 07 KOTABUMI LAMPUNG UTARA TAHUN 2017 Authors Susilawati Susilawati Journal HOLISTIK JURNAL KESEHATAN Year 2017 Study design Survey study What was tested lavender aromatherapy Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33024/hjk.v11i4.148](https://doi.org/10.33024/hjk.v11i4.148)

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