PD	Primary dysmenorrhea
TE	Therapeutic exercise
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
CENTRAL	Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
RCT	Randomized controlled trial
MeSH	Medical Subject Headings
COMET	Core outcome measures in effectiveness trials
RoB	Risk of bias
GRADE	Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
MD	Mean difference
SMD	Standardized mean difference
CI	Confidence interval
MDQ	Menstrual Distress Questionnaire
MSQ	Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire
PMSS	Premenstrual Syndrome Scale
VMS	Verbal Multidimensional Scoring system
VAS	Visual Analogue Scale
NRS	Numerical Rating Scale
SF-36	36-Item Short Form Health Survey
SF-12	12-Item Short Form Health Survey
STAI	Spielberger State–Trait Anxiety Inventory
DASS-21	Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21
BDI	Beck Depression Inventory
PSQI	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
WHIIRS	Women’s Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale