Prevalence of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Canada

Burnett, Margaret; Antao, Viola; Black, Amanda; Feldman, Kymm; Grenville, Andrew; Lea, Robert H.; Lefebvre, Guylaine; Pinsonneault, Odette; Robert, Magali

doi:10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30728-9

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“…The rates reached 60% among Canadian women [11], 61% in Saudi Arabia [14], 76% in the USA [25], and 85.1% in Ethiopia [12].…”

Section: Socio-demographic and Gynaecological Data Dysmenorrhea N =mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Although many international studies have investigated the epidemiology of dysmenorrhea among young women [11][12][13][14], only few national studies did [15][16][17]. Understanding the epidemiology of dysmenorrhea among university students in Beni-Suef may help in designing awareness programs tailored to suit the social and cultural criteria of the community and help students get over the negative health consequences of dysmenorrhea.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Epidemiology of Dysmenorrhea among University Students in Egypt

Aa¹,

E²,

El³

et al. 2018

Int J Womens Health Wellness

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“…The rates reached 60% among Canadian women [11], 61% in Saudi Arabia [14], 76% in the USA [25], and 85.1% in Ethiopia [12].…”

Section: Socio-demographic and Gynaecological Data Dysmenorrhea N =mentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Epidemiology of Dysmenorrhea among University Students in Egypt

Aa¹,

E²,

El³

et al. 2018

Int J Womens Health Wellness

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“…2 In spite of advances in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea, a recent study of 1546 menstruating Canadian women found that 60% had the disorder. 3 Women are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in many countries, [4][5][6][7][8] including the USA, where women (48.9%) use CAM more than men (37.8%). 8 Many women may seek alternatives to conventional medicine for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea.…”

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confidence: 99%

Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review

Cho

2010

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Background The effectiveness of acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhoea is not fully understood.Objectives To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for the symptomatic treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea from randomised controlled trials (RCTs).Search strategy Nineteen electronic databases, including English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese databases, were systematically searched for RCTs investigating acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea up to July 2008 with no language restrictions.Selection criteria All RCTs that evaluated the effects of acupuncture compared with controls were included. Studies that assessed the effect of moxibustion or body acupressure were excluded.Data collection and analysis The study abstraction and quality assessment of all studies were undertaken following the detailed descriptions of these categories as described in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.Main results Twenty-seven RCTs were systematically reviewed. Only nine of the 27 trials clearly described their methods of randomisation and none of the trials stated the methods of allocation concealment. Compared with pharmacological treatment or herbal medicine, acupuncture was associated with a significant reduction in pain. Three studies reported reduced pain within groups from baseline; however, two RCTs did not find a significant difference between acupuncture and sham acupuncture.Author's conclusions The review found promising evidence in the form of RCTs for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea compared with pharmacological treatment or herbal medicine. However, the results were limited by methodological flaws. The evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea is not convincing compared with sham acupuncture. Further rigorous nonpenetrating placebo-controlled RCTs are warranted.

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“…Journal of Institute of Medicine, December, 2010; 32:3 www.jiom.com.np [2][3][4] progesterone is increased in the leuteinized follicle following ovulation, stress induced impairment of follicular development could potentially reduce progesterone synthesis and release. Reduced progesterone may cause increased production of prostaglandin, the mediator of pain.…”

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“…Risk factors for primary dysmenorrhoea include nulliparity, heavy menstrual flow, smoking, poor mental health and social support and young age. 3,4,5,6 Amongst the battery of causes, mental stress is one of the major risk factors of dysmenorrhoea . 7,8 Depression and anxiety are strongly associated with menstrual pain.…”

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Incidence of dysmenorrhoea associated with high stress scores among the undergraduate Nepalese medical students

Pramanik

Shrestha

et al. 2011

Journal of Institute of Medicine

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Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhoea is one of the major problems associated with menstruation among the young undergraduate medical students which affect their daily routine. Among various causes, mental stress is one of the major causes of primary dysmenorrhoea. This study aims to assess the relationship between the degree of stress and incidence of dysmenorrhoea amongst the young Nepalese medical students.

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Prevalence of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Canada

Cited by 235 publications

References 10 publications

Epidemiology of Dysmenorrhea among University Students in Egypt

Epidemiology of Dysmenorrhea among University Students in Egypt

Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review

Incidence of dysmenorrhoea associated with high stress scores among the undergraduate Nepalese medical students

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