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Volume 23

October - December 2007 (Part-II)

Number  6


 

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The Study of Dysmenorrhea in
High School Girls

Maryam Rostami1

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study dysmenorrhoea in the high school girls in Masjed Solayman Khzestan Province in Iran.

Methodology: Six hundred sixty high school students living in Masjed Soleiman in Khuzestan province in Iran participated in this study. All the participants were invited by letter to take part in the study. Correlation coefficient measures and Pitman’s permutation test applicable to both discrete and continuous distributions were calculated to estimate the correlation between the prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhoea and relevant biological and social variables (P < 0.005).

Results: The results indicate that 85 respondents (14.4% participants) suffered from dysmenorrhoea which disturbed their daily activities and was unimproved by the use of analgesics. The results of the study also indicate that there was a significant correlation between dysmenorrhoea and certain biological factors, between menarche age and the severity of dysmenorrhoea and the duration of menstrual flow. Furthermore, early menarche was related to an increase in the severity of dysmenorrhoea.

Conculsion: Improved understanding of the pathophysiology of dysmenorrhoea may result in the discovery of more effective treatment regimens.

KEY WORDS: Dysmenorrhoea, Menarche.

Pak J Med Sci    October - December 2007 (Part-II)    Vol. 23 No. 6    928-931


1. Dr. Maryam Rostami,
Azad University,
Masjed Solayman Branch,
Iran.

Correspondence

Dr. Maryam Rostami,
Email: m_rostami51@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: May 15, 2007
* Revision Accepted: August 12, 2007



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