The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome
Objective: To determine the effects of three-month regular aerobic exercise on the PMS symptoms. Also correlations with age, education, marital status and severity of PMS symptoms were studied. Materials and Methods: A Quasi- Experimental study was conducted on 91 volunteer women with regular menst...
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doaj-2814b19a860f431c8846b12e09482b0e2021-04-02T12:18:08ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Family and Reproductive Health1735-89491735-93922008-12-012453The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual SyndromeZinat Ghanbari0Farideh Dehghan Manshavi1Mina Jafarabadi2Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Objective: To determine the effects of three-month regular aerobic exercise on the PMS symptoms. Also correlations with age, education, marital status and severity of PMS symptoms were studied. Materials and Methods: A Quasi- Experimental study was conducted on 91 volunteer women with regular menstrual cycle and no history of gynecological, endocrinological and psychological disorders. The study was done during March 2005- March 2007, in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. A Modified Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MMDQ) was used in this study. Participants were divided into two groups: Non-exercised, they also didn't have any past experience of regular exercise (n= 48) and Exercised (n= 43). The exercise time duration was one hour and was carried out three times per week for three months. Emotional, behavioral, electrolyte, autonomic, neurovegatative and skin symptoms of PMS were compared between two groups. P value was considered significant at < 0.05. Results: A significant difference was observed for electrolytic, neurovegetative and cognitive symptoms before and after the exercise. Also the severity of skin and neurovegetative symptoms were different in experimental groups with and without past history of doing regular exercise. There was no correlation between age, education, marital status and severity of PMS symptoms. Conclusion: Three months of regular aerobic exercise effectively reduces the severity of PMS symptoms. https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/53Premenstrual syndromeAerobic exerciseSeverity of symptoms |
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Zinat Ghanbari Farideh Dehghan Manshavi Mina Jafarabadi The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome Journal of Family and Reproductive Health Premenstrual syndrome Aerobic exercise Severity of symptoms |
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Zinat Ghanbari Farideh Dehghan Manshavi Mina Jafarabadi |
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The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome |
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The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome |
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The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome |
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The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome |
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The Effect of Three Months Regular Aerobic Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome |
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effect of three months regular aerobic exercise on premenstrual syndrome |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Journal of Family and Reproductive Health |
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1735-8949 1735-9392 |
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2008-12-01 |
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Objective: To determine the effects of three-month regular aerobic exercise on the PMS symptoms. Also correlations with age, education, marital status and severity of PMS symptoms were studied.
Materials and Methods: A Quasi- Experimental study was conducted on 91 volunteer women with regular menstrual cycle and no history of gynecological, endocrinological and psychological disorders. The study was done during March 2005- March 2007, in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. A Modified Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MMDQ) was used in this study. Participants were divided into two groups: Non-exercised, they also didn't have any past experience of regular exercise (n= 48) and Exercised (n= 43). The exercise time duration was one hour and was carried out three times per week for three months. Emotional, behavioral, electrolyte, autonomic, neurovegatative and skin symptoms of PMS were compared between two groups. P value was considered significant at < 0.05.
Results: A significant difference was observed for electrolytic, neurovegetative and cognitive symptoms before and after the exercise. Also the severity of skin and neurovegetative symptoms were different in experimental groups with and without past history of doing regular exercise. There was no correlation between age, education, marital status and severity of PMS symptoms.
Conclusion: Three months of regular aerobic exercise effectively reduces the severity of PMS symptoms.
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