Prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhoea, and management options reported by young Australian women

AK Subasinghe; L Happo; YL Jayasinghe; SM Garland; A Gorelik; JD Wark

Journal article

Prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhoea, and management options reported by young Australian women

AK Subasinghe, L Happo, YL Jayasinghe, SM Garland, A Gorelik, JD Wark

Australian Family Physician | ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS | Published : 2016

Abstract

Background Little is known about the severity of dysmenorrhoea and attitudes towards its management in young females. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhoea in women aged 16-25 years. Method Participants were recruited via targeted Facebook advertising and asked to complete an online questionnaire covering medications, menstruation and lifestyle-related themes. A follow-up questionnaire on dysmenorrhoea was also administered. Results The prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 88% (n = 247, mean age 21.5 years, SD 2.6). Only 34% of participants reported consulting a healthcare provider about their pain, whereas 86% consulted other sources. Pain m..

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Yasmin Jayasinghe Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank the YFHI and Safe-D research teams and participants for their time. YFHI was supported by an Australian NHMRC program grant (568971) and Safe-D study by a NHMRC project grant (1049065).