BACKGROUND: Primary dysmenorrhea is prevalent issue among adolescent that may negatively impact their day-to-day activities. Stretching exercises are crucial for easing the symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea. AIM: To evaluate stretching exercises' effect of on improving pain and daily activities of girls with primary dysmenorrhea. DESIGN: Quasi- experimental (pre and posttest) design was achieved. SETTING: study was implemented at Faculty of Nursing, Minia University. SAMPLE: purposive sample formed of 120 girl students that included two groups study and control. TOOLS: Two tools were used to collect data: A structured interviewing questionnaire was used in this study and primary dysmenorrhea intensity scale. RESULTS: About 86.6% and 90% of the studied girls in both groups had severe level of dysmenorrhea before intervention. While after intervention changed to be 36.7% of them in the study group and 80% in the control group had severe level of dysmenorrhea, with highly statistical significant difference between both groups at p-value 0.001. CONCLUSION: Following the implementation of stretching exercises in the study group, the level of dysmenorrhea and everyday activities among the girls under study significantly improved. RECOMMENDATIONS: Health education programs in universities should prioritize regular stretching exercises performance as a means to reduce primary dysmenorrhea

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