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http://dx.doi.org/10.5667/tang.2015.0003

An observational population based study on dysmenorrhea and its risk factors  

Kotagasti, Tabassum (Dept. of Ilmul Qabalat wa Amraze Niswan (OBG), National Institute of Unani Medicine)
Rias, Nishad (Dept. of OBG, NIUM)
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CELLMED / v.5, no.3, 2015 , pp. 18.1-18.4 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological disorder in women of reproductive age. The prevalence of menstrual pain is relatively high and has been shown to be related to many factors like age, age at menarche, menstrual cycle regularity, parity, cigarette smoking, and dietary habits etc. This study was conducted to determine the possible link between dysmenorrhea and the factors related to it. We investigated the associated risk factors that could influence menstrual pain. This Cross Sectional Study was conducted at Dept. of OBG, NIUM, Bangalore. The study consisted of 230 women between the ages of 20 - 49 years. Included volunteers were newly married, nulliparious and parous women. The detailed reproductive history was recorded and was analyzed statistically. It was observed that there were only two factors that were influencing Dysmenorrhea namely the early age at menarche and increase parity. It was hypothesis that earlier start to reproductive life in some way decreases the sensitivity of the uterus to prostaglandin, whereas delayed menarche and postponing reproductive life increase sensitivity of the uterus to prostaglandins and cause severe menstrual pain. It is concluded that early age at menarche and high parity decrease menstrual pain.
Keywords
prevalence; dysmenorrhea; risk factors; observation;
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