Characteristics of menstrual cycles in Moroccan girls: prevalence of dysfunctions and associated behaviours

Montero, Pilar; Bernis, Cristina; Loukid, Mohamed; Hilali, K.; Baali, Abdellatif

doi:10.1080/030144699282741

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“…Probit analysis also showed that the menarcheal age in our study was found higher than in similar previous studies. [7][8][9][10] It was significantly higher in rural than urban ones, which agrees with the results found by Ikaraoha et al and Montero et al 7,9 This can be explained by the better socioeconomic status for urban girls than rural ones and the lack of fat for rural girls due to malnutrition. Besides, rural girls travel long distances to school every day which may partially put them to stress and delay their menarche.…”

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Age at menarche and the menstrual pattern of secondary school adolescents in central India

Ambade

Sagdeo

2017

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Population studies on characteristics of menstrual cycles are scarce. Knowledge on this variability is necessary for patient education and to guide clinical evaluation.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted and 622 school girls were selected randomly. A pretested questionnaire was used to gather data.Results: Mean age of participants was 16.9 ± 1 years. About 92.2% had attained menarche. Probit analysis of the status-quo data yielded median age at menarche of 14.8 (13.9-15.3) years and by recall method to be 15.8 ± 1 years. The mean age at menarche was, significantly, 0.3 years younger for urban females compared with rural ones. Cycle length between 21-35 days was observed in 70.3% of the girls. Mean duration of flow was 4 ± 1.3 days. Menstrual cycles were irregular in 42.8% of the subjects. Overall prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 72%. and of PMS was 75.4%.Conclusions: Age of menarche was found to be significantly delayed. Considerable number of students complained of dysmenorrhoea and premenstrual symptoms.

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confidence: 88%

Age at menarche and the menstrual pattern of secondary school adolescents in central India

Ambade

Sagdeo

2017

Int J Res Med Sci

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“…That the timing of the peak velocity from the MFS population mean curve comes earlier than for the general population median curve is corroborated by the timing of individual peak height velocities, which are earlier than the general population average for the vast majority of MFS individuals, averaging 2.4 years early for males and 2.2 year early for females. The early growth is well associated with a young average age for Risser 1 signs and a mean menarchal age that falls earlier than the 12.5 to 14.5 years reported in several studies as the general population mean age for menarche [Vicdan et al, 1996;Chompootaweep et al, 1997;Montero et al, 1999;Papadimitriou et al, 1999;Marrodan et al, 2000]. Individuals with MFS appear to have their puberty-associated growth spurt earlier than their general population counterparts.…”

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confidence: 92%

Growth and maturation in Marfan syndrome

et al. 2002

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Understanding the growth pattern in Marfan syndrome is important for prediction of expected growth, prevention of excessive growth by hormone therapy, timing of surgical epiphysiodesis for cessation of growth, and instituting brace treatment for scoliosis. In this study, we analyze growth patterns and generate growth charts for persons with Marfan syndrome. From the charts of 180 clinically diagnosed Marfan patients, longitudinal height and weight measurements were obtained. From this data, growth charts and growth velocity charts were generated for males and females. Skeletal maturation was studied by determining the Risser signs from the x‐rays of 71 males and 56 females. From 22 female patients, age of menarche was available and retrieved either by reviewing the charts or contacting the patients. Mean length at birth was 53 ± 4.4 cm for males and 52.5 ± 3.5 cm for females. Mean final height was 191.3 ± 9 cm for males and 175.4 ± 8.2 cm for females. Mean birth weight was 3.51 ± 0.74 kg for males and 3.48 ± 0.68 kg for females. The puberty‐associated peak in growth velocity was 2.4 years earlier than the gender‐matched general population for males with Marfan syndrome and 2.2 years earlier for females. Age of menarche was 11.7 ± 2 years of age, which is also early compared to the general population. This study suggests that the growth spurt and pubertal skeletal maturation occur early in Marfan syndrome. The growth curves generated should help more accurately predict adult stature, as well as monitor progression toward it. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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“…Previous studies that have assessed the prevalence of premenstrual symptoms in adolescents, point out that 51-86% of teens experience premenstrual symptoms. [12][13][14] Wittchen et al studied 1488 women between the ages of 18 and 24 years. They found that 5.8% met DSM-IV criteria and additional 18.6% nearly met the criteria.…”

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confidence: 99%