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title: Does drospirenone-containing birth control reduce PMS symptoms?
description: Yes. Female students who took drospirenone-containing contraceptive for 6 months showed statistically significant reductions in PMS symptoms, especially in ir
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-syndrome-as-a-manifestation-of-desynchronosis-in-students-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# Does drospirenone-containing birth control reduce PMS symptoms?

Yes. Female students who took drospirenone-containing contraceptive for 6 months showed statistically significant reductions in PMS symptoms, especially in irritability, aggressiveness, and sleep.

 Early or limited evidence

565 female students from higher education institutions in Khabarovsk

## What they did

Cross-sectional study with an online survey of 565 female students from higher education institutions in Khabarovsk between October and December 2021. Diagnosis was verified using diary entries over 2 to 3 menstrual cycles with severity assessed on a three-point scale.

## What they found

At baseline, PMS severity was: mild 70.81%, moderate 23.08%, severe 6.11%. After 6 months of drospirenone-containing contraceptive, there was a statistically significant reduction in PMS symptoms (p<0.001), with improvements in sleep and reduced irritability and aggressiveness.

## What it means for you

This specific type of hormonal birth control may significantly improve PMS symptoms, particularly mood-related symptoms. This was an observational study without a control group, so we cannot be certain the contraceptive caused the improvement.

565

Female students surveyed

70.81%

Mild PMS at baseline

6 months

Treatment duration

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual syndrome as a manifestation of desynchronosis in students Authors Tatyana Yu. Pestrikova, Elena A. Yurasova, T.I. Yurasova Journal Voprosy ginekologii akušerstva i perinatologii Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 565 What was tested 6 months of drospirenone-containing oral contraceptive Read the paper [doi.org/10.20953/1726-1678-2023-2-43-49](https://doi.org/10.20953/1726-1678-2023-2-43-49)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Oral contraceptives and drospirenone](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-hormonal-contraceptives/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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