Salimeh Nezamivand Chegini; Parvin Abedi; Masoumeh Yaralizadeh; Saeed Ghanbari
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Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most prevalent issues in women’s health care, which affects half of the population in the reproductive age. The present research aimed to evaluate the severity of primary dysmenorrhea and its associated characteristics among the university students ...
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Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most prevalent issues in women’s health care, which affects half of the population in the reproductive age. The present research aimed to evaluate the severity of primary dysmenorrhea and its associated characteristics among the university students in Ahvaz, Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 80 college students suffering from dysmenorrhea were randomly recruited. All the required data were gathered via demographic questionnaire, Visual Analoge Sclae (VAS), Pictorial Blood Assessment Chart (PBAC), and Symptom Severity Score (SSS) during two consecutive menstrual cycles from Aprill 20 to June 20, 2016. Furthermore, descriptive statistics (frequency and mean) and analytical statistics (Pearson’s correlation coefficient) were used. P<0.05 was considered as the level of significance.Results: The mean±SD of menstrual pain of the participants was 6.6±1.5 out of 10. Most of them (61.2%) suffered from moderate dysmenorrhea. Mean±SD of their age was 21.1±2.0 years and their age at menarche was 12.9±1.2 years. A significant number of the participants (85%) claimed to use drugs to relieve the menstrual pain, with the most common onebeing Ibuprofen (41.2%), usually taken orally at the onset of menstruation. Moreover, analysis of the results revealed a significant correlation among all the items of Symptom Severity Score (SSS) and pain severity (P<0.001), except sensitivity and depression. However, the duration and amount of menstrual bleeding was not significantly correlated with pain severity.Conclusions: Choosing the right approach to managing and educating women with menstrual pain-associated symptoms can reduce the adverse impact of dysmenorrhea on their quality of life.
Ojo Adesola Ojoawo; Rosemary Aisosa Igbinidu; Odunayo Theresa Akinola; Faderera Adepoju; Taofeek Oluwole Awotidebe
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Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug has been reported to be effective in the management of primary dysmenorrhea, but it has associated side effects. The present study determined the influence of electrical stimulation on the pain intensity in female undergraduates with primary dysmenorrhea. ...
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Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug has been reported to be effective in the management of primary dysmenorrhea, but it has associated side effects. The present study determined the influence of electrical stimulation on the pain intensity in female undergraduates with primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: This is a randomized control study including 50 participants with primary dysmenorrhea lasting for five days equally. They were randomly allocated into two groups: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and Control. Subjects in TENS group were treated with TENS for 15 minutes twice daily while the other group served as control. Participants were treated for five days, the severity of pain was examined in both groups pre-treatment and post-intervention. Values of the obtained variables were analyzed and the significant level was set at 0.05. Results: Results revealed a significant reduction (t=7.956, p <0.001) in the severity of pain between pre-treatment and posttreatment on the 1st day; also, in the TENS group, there was a substantial change (t=3.610, p <0.001) in the severity of pain on the 5th day post-treatment. There was a substantial reduction (t=2.599, p <0.001) in the severity of pain in the TENS group compared with the control group on the 3rd day (1.80 1.15, 2.38±1.77,) and 5th day (0.52±0.65, 0.94±1.33), respectively. Conclusion: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation was found to be an effective approach to relieving primary dysmenorrhea among female undergraduates.
