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title: Do herbal remedies or birth control pills improve quality of life for women with PMS?
description: Yes, both treatments led to statistically significant improvements in physical and psychological health, though this was an observational study without a cont
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/quality-of-life-of-women-with-premenstrual-syndrome-in-dynamics-of-nonhormonal-2014/
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Survey study, 2014

# Do herbal remedies or birth control pills improve quality of life for women with PMS?

Yes, both treatments led to statistically significant improvements in physical and psychological health, though this was an observational study without a control group for comparison.

 Early or limited evidence

243 women aged 16-45 with moderate to severe PMS

## What they did

Observed 243 women aged 16-45 with moderate to severe PMS. They completed a standard health questionnaire (MOSSF-36) twice, before and after treatment with either an herbal remedy (Vitex agnus castus) or birth control pills (20 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 3 mg drospirenone).

## What they found

After treatment, both herbal remedies and birth control pills led to statistically significant decreases in physical and psychological health strain indicators.

## What it means for you

Both approaches may help improve quality of life for women with PMS, but without a control group or randomization, we cannot be certain the improvements were from the treatment alone rather than from other factors.

243

women studied

16-45

age range (years)

29.7±5.8

mean age (years)

## About the study

Original title Quality of life of women with premenstrual syndrome in dynamics of nonhormonal treatment and hormonal therapy Authors Antonina Vitalievna Ledina, V N Prilepskaya Journal GYNECOLOGY Year 2014 Study design Survey study Participants 243 What was tested Herbal remedy (Vitex agnus castus) and birth control pills (20 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 3 mg drospirenone) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.26442/2079-5831_16.3.28-31](https://doi.org/10.26442/2079-5831_16.3.28-31)

## 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/)[Vitex agnus-castus (chasteberry)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-vitex/)[Other herbal medicine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-herbal-other/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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