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title: Does yoga help depression and blood pressure in women with premenstrual syndrome?
description: Yes. Yoga significantly reduced depression scores and lowered diastolic blood pressure in women with PMS and depression.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/yoga-positively-affected-depression-and-blood-pressure-in-women-with-2019/
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- Does yoga help depression and blood pressure in women with premenstrual syndrome?

Randomised trial, 2019

# Does yoga help depression and blood pressure in women with premenstrual syndrome?

Yes. Yoga significantly reduced depression scores and lowered diastolic blood pressure in women with PMS and depression.

 Moderate study design

62 women aged 20-45 with PMS and depression in Tabriz, Iran

## What they did

62 women aged 20-45 with PMS and depression in Tabriz, Iran were randomly assigned to two groups. One group did yoga for 2 months (3 sessions per week, 60 minutes each). The other group did nothing. Depression and blood pressure were measured before and after.

## What they found

Depression scores improved significantly in the yoga group compared to control (P < 0.036) and compared to the yoga group's baseline (P < 0.001). Diastolic blood pressure decreased significantly after yoga (P < 0.029).

## What it means for you

Yoga may help reduce depression and lower blood pressure in women with PMS. The study was small and lasted only 2 months. The control group did nothing, so larger studies with better controls are needed.

62

women studied

2

months of yoga

P < 0.001

depression improvement significance

## About the study

Original title Yoga positively affected depression and blood pressure in women with premenstrual syndrome in a randomized controlled clinical trial Authors Ghaffarilaleh G, Ghaffarilaleh V, Sanamno Z et al. Journal Complementary therapies in clinical practice Year 2019 Study design Randomised trial Participants 62 What was tested Yoga for 2 months, 3 sessions per week, 60 minutes per session Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.11.007](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.11.007)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)

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