Dysmenorrhea is pain that a woman experiences during menstruation. One of the treatments is abdominal stretching exercise and dysmenorrhea gymnastics. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of abdominal stretching exercises and dysmenorrhea gymnastics on reducing primary dysmenorrhea pain in young women at Darul Lughah Wal Karomah Kraksaan Islamic boarding school, Probolinggo. The research design used Pre Experimental Design with two groups pretest-posttest design. The sample was taken

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... ith cluster random sampling so that the sample of 70 respondents experienced dysmenorrhea. The results of the study using the paired-sample t-test in the abdominal stretching exercise group obtained a P-value of 0.000, the dysmenorrhea group had a P value of 0.000 and the combination group of abdominal stretching exercise and dysmenorrhea had a P-value of 0.83. Conclusion: shows a significant effect before and after the intervention. The comparison between these three groups shows that abdominal stretching exercise and dysmenorrhea gymnastics are equally effective in reducing the pain intensity of primary dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls. Whereas in the group, the combination of abdominal stretching exercise and dysmenorrhea gymnastics was not recommended as an intervention to reduce primary dysmenorrhea pain, because it could cause other pain. Such as knee pain, low back pain, fatigue and the risk of injury to other physical parts.