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Practices for Prevention, Therapy of Primary Dysmenorrhoea-Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers

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PRACTICES FOR PREVENTION, THERAPY OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHOEA

Authored by S Chhabra

Background: Dysmenorrhea is very common gynaecologic disorder which distresses girls, curbs their daily activities, causes social withdrawal. Girls use all sorts of remedies, some on their own, due to practices in family, some after consultation. Objectives: Present prospective study was carried out with aim of knowing remedies used, including change in life style for prevention, treatment of dysmenorrhea. Materials & Methods: Post menarcheal adolescent girls (282) from four schools, around institution, and 100 first year medical/nursing students of study place, were randomly interviewed. Results: Among school girls 197 (69.85%) had dysmenorrhoea, 74.5 % of 185 urban, 60.82% of 97 rural. Of medical/nursing students 65.75% of 73 urban, 51.85 % of 27 rural students, reported dysmenorrhoea. Overall 197 school girls had dysmenorrhoea, 60(30.45%) of 197 school girls said pain was aggravated with everyday work. Of 118 between 14-15 yrs, 81(68.64%) resorted to rest, 19 (16.10%) to hot fomentation and 10(8.4%) analgesics. Other methods used were lying down prone, doing yogic exercises, putting asafetida in naval region and drinking milk with turmeric. There was no difference in practices in different economic classes, 76% girls from upper, upper-middle class, 69.35% of lower class resorted to rest. Analgesics were used by 8.1% from upper, upper-middle class, 8.9% of lower class. However more of lower economic class girls resolved to kitchen medicine, 8.9% against 2.7% upper class.


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