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title: Does a birth control pill improve quality of life in women with moderate to severe PMS?
description: Yes, this pill significantly improved quality of life in multiple areas after 3 months, with 88.4% of women reporting satisfaction with treatment. However, th
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Non-randomised trial, 2016

# Does a birth control pill improve quality of life in women with moderate to severe PMS?

Yes, this pill significantly improved quality of life in multiple areas after 3 months, with 88.4% of women reporting satisfaction with treatment. However, this was a small study with no comparison to other treatments.

 Early or limited evidence

27 women with moderate to severe PMS, compared with 18 women without PMS

## What they did

Non-randomized prospective study. Researchers screened 360 women, selected 27 with moderate or severe PMS and 18 without PMS as a control. All participants had their quality of life and anxiety measured before and 3 months after treatment.

## What they found

After 3 months of the pill, quality of life improved significantly: physical pain (56.0 to 76.2), emotional role limitation (57.8 to 77.9), social activity (42.5 to 72.5), and mental health (62.0 to 72.0). A total of 88.4% of women expressed high satisfaction with treatment results.

## What it means for you

This pill may help women with moderate to severe PMS feel less pain, have fewer emotional limitations, engage more socially, and feel better mentally. However, it was a small study without comparison to other birth control methods, so we cannot be sure this pill is better than alternatives.

27

Women with moderate to severe PMS

88.4%

Reported satisfaction with treatment

3

Months of treatment

## About the study

Original title ROLE OF CONTRACEPTION IN IMPROVING WOMEN´S QUALITY OF LIFE ASSOCIATED WITH PMS AND OTHER MENSTRUAL DISORDERS Authors Г. Б. Дикке Journal Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council Year 2016 Study design Non-randomised trial Participants 360 What was tested Contraceptive with 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 3 mg drospirenone on a 24/4 schedule Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21518/2079-701x-2016-12-132-137](https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701x-2016-12-132-137)

## 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/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Oral contraceptives and drospirenone](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-hormonal-contraceptives/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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