A systematic review of the menstrual experiences of university students and the impacts on their education: a global perspective

AK Munro, EC Hunter, SZ Hossain, M Keep - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Higher education attainment is linked to improved health and employment
outcomes but the impact of university students' experiences of menstruation on their …

Nutrition as a potential factor of primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review of observational studies

Z Bajalan, Z Alimoradi, F Moafi - Gynecologic and obstetric investigation, 2019 - karger.com
Background: The incidence and severity of primary dysmenorrhea are influenced by various
factors. The aim of the present study was to review nutritional factors influencing primary …

Effects of a yoga program on menstrual cramps and menstrual distress in undergraduate students with primary dysmenorrhea: a single-blind, randomized controlled …

NY Yang, SD Kim - The Journal of Alternative and Complementary …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: To investigate the effects of a yoga program on menstrual cramps and menstrual
distress in undergraduate students with primary dysmenorrhea. Design: Single-blind …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for primary dysmenorrhea and the effect of complementary and alternative treatment methods: Sample from Corum, Turkey

NB Duman, F Yıldırım, G Vural - International journal of health …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Dysmenorrhea is defined as menstrual pain that develops due to uterine
menstrual contractions. When the literature is examined, there are a limited number of …

Prevalence and factors affecting dysmenorrhea in female university students: effect on general comfort level

D Aktaş - Pain Management Nursing, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and the affecting factors of
dysmenorrhea and its effects on overall comfort among female university students. This was …

The use of complementary and alternative medicine by 7427 Australian women with cyclic perimenstrual pain and discomfort: a cross-sectional study

C Fisher, J Adams, L Hickman, D Sibbritt - BMC complementary and …, 2016 - Springer
Background To assess the prevalence of cyclic perimenstrual pain and discomfort and to
detail the pattern of complementary and alternative (CAM) use adopted by women for the …

Perception of menstrual normality and abnormality in Spanish female nursing students

A Abreu-Sánchez, ML Parra-Fernández… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Menstrual problems are usually taboo; and often, some, such as dysmenorrhea, are
presumed normal. This study seeks to compare the menstrual characteristics and symptoms …

Menstruation, objectification and health‐related quality of life: A questionnaire study

H Sveinsdóttir - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore young women's health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) and
investigate whether menstrual and menarche experiences and objectification predict mental …

Association between cigarette smoking and the risk of dysmenorrhea: A meta-analysis of observational studies

LL Qin, Z Hu, AC Kaminga, BA Luo, HL Xu, XL Feng… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Emerging studies have found inconsistent results on the potential relationship
between cigarette smoking and dysmenorrhea. Therefore, the aim of this study was to …

Dysmenorrhea characteristics of female students of health school and affecting factors and their knowledge and use of complementary and alternative medicine …

TS Midilli, E Yasar, E Baysal - Holistic Nursing Practice, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the menstruation and dysmenorrhea
characteristics and the factors affecting dysmenorrhea of health school students, and the …