Clinical Efficacy of Yoga Practices and naturopathy in the Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Study Objective: To assess the efficacy of yoga and naturopathy in management of anthropometric, hormonal, radiological and psychological parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that yoga and naturopathy practices aids in management of polycystic ovary syndrome along with standard care in compared to only conventional care. Brief statement of methods: This is a cohort study, based at a tertiary care centre in Central India. The study included 51 PCOS patients diagnosed as per the Rotterdam Criteria, out of which 25 received standard care (control group) and 26 participants received yoga and naturopathy intervention (intervention group) for 60 days along with standard care. Anthropometric, hormonal, radiological and psychological parameters were compared in both groups at baseline and after 60 days. Data: The study included 51 PCOS patients age mean age 23.56±3.07 years (range 17-30 years), BMI 23.34±4.46 kg/m 2 , and WHR 0.82±0.08 cm. Based upon the feasibility of the participants, 26 participants, of mean age 22.9±3.14 years (range 17-30 years), BMI 23.26±4.9 kg/m 2 , WHR 0.83±0.08 cm were assigned to intervention group and 25 participants of mean age 22.6±2.8 years (range 17-30 years), BMI 23.23±3.56 kg/m 2 , and WHR 0.83±0.09 cm were assigned to control group. There was no significant difference between anthropometric, radiological, hormonal and psychological parameters of both the groups at baseline. A summary of the results: Upon completion of 60 days of the intervention, we found a decrease in BMI, WHR in the intervention group; however an increase in BMI was seen in the control group. The intervention group had a significant (p<0.05) reduction in size of both ovaries. Menstrual cycle frequency (difference between two subsequent menstrual cycles) decreased significantly in the intervention group. The intervention group also had improvement in their hormonal levels along with a significant improvement in sleep quality, anxiety scores and overall quality of life scores upon completion of the intervention for 60 days. We did not found any significant changes in either of the parameters in the control group at follow-up after 60 days. A Statement of the Conclusions: The finding of this study indicates the beneficial effect of yoga and naturopathy in management of PCOS. This study received financial support from Indian Council of Medical Research under the Extramural Ad-hoc Research Grant (RBMCH/Ad-hoc/31/2021-2022). This abstract was presented at the American Physiology Summit 2025 and is only available in HTML format. There is no downloadable file or PDF version. The Physiology editorial board was not involved in the peer review process.