Impact of yoga intervention on menopausal symptoms‐specific quality of life and changes in hormonal level among menopausal women

Aim The menopause transition is experienced by women often involves troublesome symptoms due to changes in the level of reproductive hormones. Non‐hormonal therapies are more commonly accepted by women than hormonal therapy for coping with the climacteric symptoms. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of yoga practice on menopausal symptoms, specific quality of life, and changes in hormonal levels among menopausal women. Method A single‐blinded randomized control trial was conducted among 80 participants aged 40 of 50 years and was randomly divided into two study arms, that is, Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) and brisk walking intervention, to find the effect on the hormonal changes and menopausal quality of life (measured by MENQOL tool). The significant improvements in the outcome measures were measured by using repeated measures analysis of variance and McNemar's test. Results Significant improvements in the menopausal‐specific quality of life were observed in the domain of vasomotor, psychosocial, and physical symptoms (p