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title: Does practicing yoga twice weekly for 8 weeks reduce PMS symptoms and improve quality of life?
description: Yes. University students who practiced yoga twice a week for 8 weeks had significant reductions in PMS symptoms and stress, with improvements lasting 24 weeks
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effect-of-yoga-on-premenstrual-distress-quality-of-life-and-stress-level-2024/
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Randomised trial, 2024

# Does practicing yoga twice weekly for 8 weeks reduce PMS symptoms and improve quality of life?

Yes. University students who practiced yoga twice a week for 8 weeks had significant reductions in PMS symptoms and stress, with improvements lasting 24 weeks.

 Moderate study design

80 university students in Turkey (39 in yoga group, 41 in control)

## What they did

An 8-week trial in Turkey with 80 female university students. One group (39 women) did yoga twice per week, the other (41 women) continued normally. Students were assessed at the start, after 8 weeks, and again at 24 weeks.

## What they found

The yoga group had significantly lower PMS symptoms, less perceived stress, and better quality of life at the 8-week check-in compared to controls. These improvements persisted at 24 weeks.

## What it means for you

Yoga can reduce PMS symptoms and stress while improving quality of life, with effects lasting months after sessions end. However, this study only included university students, which may not represent all women.

80

University students

2 times/week

Yoga frequency

8 weeks

Intervention duration

## About the study

Original title The Effect of Yoga on Premenstrual Distress, Quality of Life, and Stress Level Authors Erdoğan M, Atan ŞÜ, Şenyuva İ Journal Holistic nursing practice Year 2024 Study design Randomised trial Participants 80 What was tested Yoga classes twice per week for 8 weeks Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1097/hnp.0000000000000661](https://doi.org/10.1097/hnp.0000000000000661)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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