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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Reduced quality of life when experiencing menstrual pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 93, No. 2, Year 2014
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Description
Primary dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological condition among women of reproductive age. Although dysmenorrhea has been reported to affect the ability of women to carry out daily activities, the impact of primary dysmenorrheic pain specifically on quality of life (QoL), has yet to be elucidated. We investigated whether QoL varies between women with and without severe primary dysmenorrhea, and whether QoL is impaired only during menstruation or also during pain-free phases of the menstrual cycle. Twelve women with severe primary dysmenorrhea and nine control women completed the quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire (Q-LES-Q-SF) during menstruation and during the late follicular phase. Women with dysmenorrhea had a significant reduction in Q-LES-Q-SF scores (mean ± SD: 54 ± 18%, percentage of the total maximum possible score) when they were experiencing severe menstrual pain compared with their own pain-free follicular phase (80 ± 14%, p < 0.0001) and compared with controls during menstruation (81 ± 10%, p < 0.0001). They also rated their overall life satisfaction and contentment as poorer during menstruation. Severe menstrual pain associated with primary dysmenorrhea, therefore, impacts health-related of QoL. © 2013 Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Iacovides, Stella
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Avidon, Ingrid
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Bentley, Alison J.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Baker, Fiona C.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
United States, Menlo Park
Sri International
Statistics
Citations: 114
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/aogs.12287
ISSN:
00016349
e-ISSN:
16000412
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Female