Randomised trial, 2017
Do vitamin B6 and vitamin E help reduce PMS symptoms?
Yes. Both vitamin B6 and vitamin E significantly reduced PMS symptoms compared to placebo. The two vitamins were equally effective with no significant difference between them.
What they did
90 women aged 17-25 with PMS symptoms were randomly assigned to three groups of 30. One group took vitamin E, one took vitamin B6, and one took placebo. The study measured symptom changes over time.
What they found
Vitamin E and B6 groups both showed significant reduction in symptom scores compared to placebo. The improvement in the two vitamin groups was similar, with no significant difference between them.
What it means for you
Vitamin B6 and E appear helpful for PMS symptoms, though the study does not specify what doses or how long women took the vitamins, which limits how we can use this information in practice.
90
women in study
30
women in each group
About the study
- Original title
- A Prospective Randomised Trial to Study the Efficacy of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) and Vitamin E in Patients of Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Shikha Singh, Rekh Rani, As ha et al.
- Journal
- International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Randomised trial
- Participants
- 90
- What was tested
- Vitamin B6 and vitamin E
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2017.509.003
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