Yoga Effects on Anthropometric Indices and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Symptoms in Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Maryam Mohseni,Homa Bahrami,Leila Amini,Farzaneh Dastaran,Mohammad Eghbali

doi:10.1155/2021/5564824

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of yoga exercises on anthropometric parameter and clinical sign of PCOS among women undergoing infertility treatment. This clinical trial study was performed on 61 women with PCOS who have undergone infertility treatment at Sarem Hospital in Tehran, Iran. The patients were first selecting based on purposeful and then randomly assigning to the intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, yoga exercises were performed for 6 weeks and the patients in the control group only received routine care. Anthropometric parameters and clinical signs were performed and recorded. After the intervention, here was a significant reduction in hirsutism, abdominal circumference, and hip circumference scores in the intervention group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Given the effects of yoga exercises on the improvement of hirsutism, abdominal circumference, and hip circumference, it is suggested to use yoga as a treatment strategy in women with PCOS.

Highlights

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders among women in their reproductive age and the prevalence of this syndrome varies from 6.5 to 19.9% in the world [1, 2]
According to the latest systematic review studies, the prevalence of this syndrome is estimated at 3% according to the definition provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and at 7% according to the definition provided by Rotterdam in Iran [3]
Women with PCOS who referred to Sarem Hospital in Tehran, Iran, with the aim of starting the IVF infertility treatment cycle between March 2016 and November 2016 were asked to participate in this study. e inclusion criteria for the present study were (1) diagnosis with PCOS and undergoing infertility treatment, (2) no history of yoga exercises, (3) no history of debilitating chronic illness, (4) no drug addiction and smoking history, and (5) no experience of stressful events in the past three months

Summary

Introduction

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders among women in their reproductive age and the prevalence of this syndrome varies from 6.5 to 19.9% in the world [1, 2]. Anthropometric parameters include body mass index and abdominal and hip circumference, as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the two groups once before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention.

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