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Background: Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for pain with menstruation. It is the most common gynaecological disorder among female adolescents with prevalence of 60% to 93%. Primary Dysmenorrhea refers to pain that is not associated with any identifiable pelvic pathology. It is characterized by lower abdominal pain which may radiate to thighs and lower back. Associated complaints include nausea, vomiting, mood swings, headache, fatigue and diarrhea. Aim: To compare the effectiveness of Yoga and Chair Aerobic exercises in females with primary dysmenorrhea within age group 19-25 years. Methodology: This study was a comparative study which included 38 subjects with primary dysmenorrhea of age group between 19-25 years. Subjects were divided into 2 groups with simple random sampling method. Group A (n=19) was given Yoga and Group B (n=19) was given Chair Aerobic exercises for 4 days/week for about 6 weeks. Patients were evaluated at baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention on the basis of NPRS for pain intensity and VMSS for severity of dysmenorrhea. Result: Subjects in both the groups did not have any significant difference in mean ages as p value 0.832 (<0.05). Intragroup comparison result showed that NPRS and VMSS scale were statistically significant in both the groups (p <.001). Whereas intergroup comparison result showed that Yoga was more statistically significantly in reducing pain intensity (p 0.047) and severity (p 0.011) than Chair Aerobic exercise in females with primary dysmenorrhea. Conclusion: The present study concludes that 6 weeks of Yoga and Chair Aerobic exercises are effective in reducing pain and severity in females with primary dysmenorrhea. In addition, results supported that among Yoga and Chair Aerobic exercise, Yoga is more significantly effective in reducing pain intensity using (NPRS) and severity using (VMSS) in females with primary dysmenorrhea.