THE EFFECT OF CURCUMIN ON PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME SYMPTOMS: A DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Most women experience the premenstrual syndrome at their reproductive ages. This syndrome is a combination of psychological, physical In this double-blind clinical trial, 70 students with PMS were randomly assigned to either the curcumin or placebo groups. Each participant received two capsules daily from seven days before menstruation to three days after menstruation for three cycles. They recorded severity of the symptoms by daily record questionnaire. The data of before interventions, and 1, 2 and 3 months after interventions and P Before intervention, there were no significant differences between the mean scores of PMS symptoms in the two groups (103.6 ±39.19 in curcumin group VS 106(.
Based on results of this study, curcumin is effective in reduction of severity of psychological, physical and behavioral symptoms of PMS, and we suggest curcumin as treatment for PMS.