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title: Does daily yoga reduce PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes. Women who did yoga for 30 days showed a 21.04% reduction in PMS symptoms, which was a clear difference compared to the control group, which had only a 1.
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Lab study, 2024

# Does daily yoga reduce PMS symptoms?

Yes. Women who did yoga for 30 days showed a 21.04% reduction in PMS symptoms, which was a clear difference compared to the control group, which had only a 1.63% reduction.

 Moderate study design

60 urban women in major Indian cities with PMS symptoms

## What they did

Researchers compared 60 urban women in India with PMS symptoms. One group practiced yoga for one hour daily, five days a week for 30 days. The control group continued their normal activities. Both groups were measured before and after the 30 days.

## What they found

The yoga group had a 21.04% reduction in total PMS symptoms. The control group had only a 1.63% reduction. The reduction in the yoga group was a clear difference, while the control group's reduction was not.

## What it means for you

Yoga appears to reduce PMS symptoms over 30 days. However, the study was done in India with urban women, so results might differ in other populations. We don't know how long the benefits last after stopping yoga practice or whether it works equally well for all types of PMS symptoms.

60

women in the study

21.04%

reduction in PMS symptoms in yoga group

1.63%

reduction in PMS symptoms in control group

## About the study

Original title Yoga as a Complimentary and Alternative Therapy for Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Kanika Prakhar Kumar, Satyapriya Maharana, Mangesh Pandey Journal Journal of Health Science and Alternative Medicine Year 2024 Study design Lab study Participants 60 What was tested Yoga practice (one hour daily, five days a week for 30 days) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.14456/jhsam.2024.6](https://doi.org/10.14456/jhsam.2024.6)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)

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