Survey study, 2025
How common is PMS in high school girls, and which non-drug methods help reduce anxiety and stress?
About 25% of high school girls had PMS. The most common non-drug methods used were yoga (58%), prayer (17.5%), and exercise.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 200 high school students in Shiraz in 2013. Researchers screened for PMS over two menstrual cycles using PSST questionnaire, then asked girls about non-drug methods they used to reduce anxiety and stress.
What they found
25% had PMS. Older girls had more anxiety and stress. There was no clear relationship between age and anger/irritability or sensitivity. Among girls using non-drug methods, 58% used yoga, 17.5% used prayer, and others used exercise techniques.
What it means for you
About 1 in 4 girls in this school had PMS. Many girls use non-drug approaches like yoga, prayer, and exercise to manage PMS, which may help them avoid medications. The study was done in 2013 in one Iranian city, so current practices may have changed and results may not apply to other places. Different symptoms may respond differently to these approaches.
200
students studied
25%
had PMS
58%
used yoga
About the study
- Original title
- Study of the Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and the Frequency of Religious Behaviors, Yoga, and Exercise in Reducing Anxiety/Stress Symptoms in Premenstrual Syndrome Sufferers in High School Girls in Shiraz
- Authors
- Zeinab Moshfeghy, Tahere Eslaminia
- Journal
- International Journal of Social Science Research and Review
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 200
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v8i9.2833
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