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Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in young adult female university students.
Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Apr; 279(4):527-32.AG

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To determine the prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and attitudes and behavior toward dysmenorrhea in the female students of an university toward this problem.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A total of 1,266 female university students were anonymously surveyed by doctors.

RESULTS

It was found that mean age of the surveyed students was 21.02+/-2.13 years, mean menarche age was 13.3+/-1.4 years, and menstruation frequency was 32.58+/-19.8 days. Of the students, 45.3% were found to suffer pain in each menstruation, 42.5% in some and 12.2% in none. Of those with primary dysmenorrhea, 66.9% were established to take analgesic drugs.

CONCLUSION

Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea was found higher than that cited in the literature. It was established that although the rate of consultation with health professionals about menstruation and related changes was low, use of agents known to be effective in primary dysmenorrhea treatment was highly common.

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Polat A
Department of Family Medicine, Firat University, Medical School, Elazig, Turkey. aytacpolat@hotmail.com
Celik H
No affiliation info available
Gurates B
No affiliation info available
Kaya D
No affiliation info available
Nalbant M
No affiliation info available
Kavak E
No affiliation info available
Hanay F
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthDysmenorrheaFemaleHealth SurveysHumansPrevalenceStudentsTurkeyUniversitiesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18726608

Citation

Polat, Aytac, et al. "Prevalence of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Young Adult Female University Students." Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 279, no. 4, 2009, pp. 527-32.
Polat A, Celik H, Gurates B, et al. Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in young adult female university students. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009;279(4):527-32.
Polat, A., Celik, H., Gurates, B., Kaya, D., Nalbant, M., Kavak, E., & Hanay, F. (2009). Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in young adult female university students. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 279(4), 527-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0750-0
Polat A, et al. Prevalence of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Young Adult Female University Students. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009;279(4):527-32. PubMed PMID: 18726608.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in young adult female university students. AU - Polat,Aytac, AU - Celik,Husnu, AU - Gurates,Bilgin, AU - Kaya,Diren, AU - Nalbant,Mehmet, AU - Kavak,Ebru, AU - Hanay,Fethi, Y1 - 2008/08/26/ PY - 2008/05/09/received PY - 2008/07/22/accepted PY - 2008/8/30/pubmed PY - 2009/5/8/medline PY - 2008/8/30/entrez SP - 527 EP - 32 JF - Archives of gynecology and obstetrics JO - Arch Gynecol Obstet VL - 279 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and attitudes and behavior toward dysmenorrhea in the female students of an university toward this problem. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1,266 female university students were anonymously surveyed by doctors. RESULTS: It was found that mean age of the surveyed students was 21.02+/-2.13 years, mean menarche age was 13.3+/-1.4 years, and menstruation frequency was 32.58+/-19.8 days. Of the students, 45.3% were found to suffer pain in each menstruation, 42.5% in some and 12.2% in none. Of those with primary dysmenorrhea, 66.9% were established to take analgesic drugs. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea was found higher than that cited in the literature. It was established that although the rate of consultation with health professionals about menstruation and related changes was low, use of agents known to be effective in primary dysmenorrhea treatment was highly common. SN - 1432-0711 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18726608/Prevalence_of_primary_dysmenorrhea_in_young_adult_female_university_students_ L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0750-0 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -