Effect of aerobic exercise on premenstrual symptoms, haematological and hormonal parameters in young women

Ellithy, Ahmed; El-Mazny, Akmal; Sabbour, A.; ElDeeb, Abeer M.

doi:10.3109/01443615.2014.960823

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“…Some studies have shown that increasing physical activity improves severity of symptoms within 3 months of starting an exercise regimen [16,17,19]. Despite the potential biological connections between physical activity and endorphin levels [5,8], decreased levels of sex hormones [9,10], improvement of oxygen in muscles [9], and a reduction of cortisol levels [9], studies remain largely inconsistent on linking physical activity and reduced premenstrual symptoms.…”

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Recreational Physical Activity and Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

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IntroductionIt is estimated that up to 75% of premenopausal women experience at least one premenstrual symptom and 8–20% meet clinical criteria for premenstrual syndrome. Premenstrual syndrome substantially reduces quality of life for many women of reproductive age, with pharmaceutical treatments having limited efficacy and substantial side effects. Physical activity has been recommended as a method of reducing menstrual symptom severity. However, this recommendation is based on relatively little evidence, and the relationship between physical activity, premenstrual symptoms, and premenstrual syndrome remains unclear.MethodsWe evaluated the relationship between physical activity and premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual symptoms among 414 women aged 18–31. Usual premenstrual symptom experience was assessed with a modified version of the Calendar of Premenstrual Experiences. Total, physical, and affective premenstrual symptom scores were calculated for all participants. Eighty women met criteria for moderate-to-severe premenstrual syndrome, while 89 met control criteria. Physical activity, along with dietary and lifestyle factors, was assessed by self-report.ResultsPhysical activity was not significantly associated with total, affective, or physical premenstrual symptom score. Compared to the women with the lowest activity, women in tertiles 2 and 3 of activity, classified as metabolic equivalent task hours, had prevalence odds ratios for premenstrual syndrome of 1.5 (95% CI: 0.6–3.7) and 0.9 (95% CI: 0.4–2.4), respectively (p-value for trend = 0.85).ConclusionsWe found no association between physical activity and either premenstrual symptom scores or the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome.

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“…Several studies suggest a protective effect [8,11–19], one showed no association [20], and two studies found higher levels of premenstrual symptoms among women who exercised more compared to those exercising less or not at all [21,22]. Multiple factors could contribute to the differences in findings between studies.…”

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Recreational Physical Activity and Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

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“…There was also a significant decrease in prolactin, oestradiol and progesterone levels. In conclusion, aerobic exercise increases haemoglobin, haematocrit, red cell count and platelet count, and decreases levels of prolactin, oestradiol and progesterone, resulting in improvement of fatigue, impaired concentration, confusion and most premenstrual symptoms [15]. …”

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“…Initially, Sample size According to El-Lithy’s study [15], 30 people in each group were estimated, with Considering sample loss, 35 people were estimated in each group. At first, randomly and according to the table, two hostels were randomly selected and in order to avoid any interference in the sampling, a dormitory was considered as the control group and one was considered as the control group.…”

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The effect of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on severity of physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome: a clinical trial study

Dehnavi

Jafarnejad²,

Goghary

2018

BMC Women's Health

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BackgroundPremenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common disorder among women of reproductive age. Nearly 40% of women report problems with their menstrual cycles. Exercise is one of the recommended treatments to reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The present study was conducted to determine the effect of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on severity of physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).MethodsThis study was a randomized clinical trial (IRCT2015021721116N1) that was performed on 65 students living in student dormitories of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2016, Iran. Samples were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. The intervention group engaged in 8 weeks of aerobic exercises, three times a week, and 20 min for each session. The tools were research unit selection questionnaire, midwifery and personal particulars, temporary determination of premenstrual syndrome, Beck Depression, recorded daily symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and Borg scale. We analyzed the data using SPSS software and Mann–Whitney U test and Friedman test.ResultsAt the beginning of the study, both control and intervention groups were homogeneous. The results of independent t-test showed that among the physical symptoms of the premenstrual syndrome in the intervention group compared to the control group, at the end of the study, headache (p = 0.001), nausea, constipation diarrhea (p = 0.01), swollen (p = 0/001) had a significant reduction. Also, the comparison of the difference between the mean of the signs at the beginning and the end of the study, bloating (p = 0.01), Vomiting (p = 0.002), hot flashes (p = 0.04), increase in appetite (p = 0.008) were significantly decreased.ConclusionAerobic exercise as one of the ways to treat premenstrual syndrome can reduce the physical symptoms of the syndrome.Trial registrationName of registry: Zahra Mohebbi Dehnavi.IRCT registration number: IRCT 2015021721116 N1.Registration date: 2015 − 08-28.Registration timing: retrospective.

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“…A severe form of this syndrome is called premenstrual dysphoric disorder [22, 23]. Clinical manifestations of premenstrual syndrome include fatigue, impaired concentration [24, 25], confusion [24], headache [26], and depression [27]. These clinical features are also observed in toxoplasmosis.…”

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Influence of Toxoplasma gondii infection on symptoms and signs of premenstrual syndrome: A cross-sectional study

Alvarado‐Esquivel

Sánchez‐Anguiano

Hernández‐Tinoco

et al. 2016

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Infection with Toxoplasma gondii in brain may cause some symptoms that resemble those in women with premenstrual syndrome. To determine the association of T. gondii infection with symptoms and signs of premenstrual syndrome, we examined 489 women aged 30–40 years old. Sera of participants were analyzed for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies using enzyme-linked immunoassays (EIA) and T. gondii DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies were found in 38 (7.8%) of the women studied. Anti-T. gondii IgM antibodies were found in 13 (34.2%) of the 38 IgG seropositive women. Logistic regression showed two variables associated with seropositivity to T. gondii: presence of diarrhea (odds ratio [OR] = 6.10; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.37–27.85; P = 0.01) and weight gain (OR = 2.89; 95% CI: 1.37–6.07; P = 0.005), and two variables associated with high (>150 IU/ml) levels of IgG against T. gondii: presence of diarrhea (OR = 7.40; 95% CI: 1.79–30.46; P = 0.006) and abdominal inflammation (OR = 3.38; 95% CI: 1.13–10.10; P = 0.02). Positivity to EIA IgG and PCR was positively associated with obesity and negatively associated with joint pain by bivariate analysis.Our study for the first time reveals a potential association of T. gondii infection with clinical manifestations of premenstrual syndrome.

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Effect of aerobic exercise on premenstrual symptoms, haematological and hormonal parameters in young women

Cited by 49 publications

References 28 publications

Recreational Physical Activity and Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Recreational Physical Activity and Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

The effect of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on severity of physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome: a clinical trial study

Influence of Toxoplasma gondii infection on symptoms and signs of premenstrual syndrome: A cross-sectional study

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