AIM To estimate the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in Iranian women and investigate associated risk factors. MATERIAL & METHODS In a cross-sectional study in Tehran, Iran in 2007, 381 women (81% response rate, age 16-56 years) were selected through a stratified random sample of 22 different districts and completed a questionnaire about dysmenorrhea. Descriptive statistics, spearman rank correlati...

BACKGROUND There are two types of primary dysmenorrhea (spasmodic and congestive) which differ from each other in terms of the occurrence time in menstrual cycle, pain quality and other symptoms. The present study aimed to determine the effect of acupressure at the Sanyinjiao point (SP-6) on severity of menstrual symptoms (primary outcome) and the duration of resting time as well as the number ...

In this study, to estimate the current status of young women with menstrual disorders, the relation among dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation and premenstrual symptoms was investigated by a questionnaire. Subjects ranging from 18 to 20 years old were recruited from 522 female students at Ashiya College in Japan. The intensity of dysmenorrhea was classified into 3 grades (score 1, not requiring...

Dysmenorrhea is pain during menstruation. consists of a complex symptoms in the form lower abdominal cramps that radiate to back. (Marmi, 2015). Based on data from World Health Organization (WHO) 2015 there were 1,769,425 people (90%) women who experienced dysmenorrhea with 10-15% experiencing severe dysmenorrhea. The purpose this study was determine relationship between anxiety, physical activ...

Background. Limited scientific evidence supports the positive effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for treating dysmenorrhea. Thus, an observation period of 3 months could verify the ancient indication that TCM treatments effectively alleviate menstrual cramps in women with primary dysmenorrhea or endometriosis. Methods. A prospective, nonrandomized study (primary dysmenorrhea and endo...

Abstract
 Objective: To determine the relationship between menstrual cycle length and dysmenorrhea in female adolescents aged 9-18 years Sang Timur Tomang School West Jakarta.
 Methods: This study used a cross-sectional approach to conduct observational analytic research. The samples were students School. Study data obtained through Verbal Multidimensional Scoring System (VMSS) questi...

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and relationship between sleep quality. 
 Materials Methods: a cross-sectional study. A total 250 volunteer female university students, who met inclusion criteria, participated in this To collect data questionnaire form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used. Results: The stude...

BACKGROUND Dysmenorrhea is a common condition in women, which is characterized by menstrual pain. Low-dose estrogen/progestin combined oral contraceptives have been shown to reduce the severity of dysmenorrhea symptoms, and a 28-day cyclic regimen of ethinylestradiol/drospirenone (28d regimen) is approved for this indication in Japan. AIM The aim of this study was to assess the safety and eff...

without any organic pathology.[3] The onset of primary dysmenorrhea is usually at or shortly after menarche, when ovulatory cycles are established. Women with primary dysmenorrhea have a greater endometrial production of prostaglandins compared with asymptomatic women.[4] Primary dysmenorrhea is an important clinical cause in young girls for work absenteeism, thus having negative effect on QoL....