Effect of perceptions of menstrual blood loss and menstrual pain on women's quality of life.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
; 21(6): 431-435, 2016 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of the study was to explore Australian women's experiences of menstruation and effect on quality of life (QoL).METHODS:
A representative sample of women recruited through a commercial social research sampling organisation completed a detailed online questionnaire about menstruation. Specific detailed questions were asked about perceptions of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and menstrual pain.RESULTS:
The questionnaire was completed by 1575 women aged 20-39 years. Most perceived their bleeding to be light (11.6%) or moderate (60.5%); 363 (22.5%) perceived it to be heavy and 86 (5.3%) very heavy. Women who experienced severe or very severe menstrual pain were significantly more likely to report periods as heavy or very heavy (p < .001). The prevalence ratios for being confined to bed during menstruation for women experiencing severe or very severe menstrual pain were 12.02 (95% CI 5.71-25.31) and 15.93 (95% CI 7.51-33.78), respectively, compared with women experiencing no pain. The prevalence ratios for being confined to bed were 1.58 (95% CI 1.11-2.24) and 1.53 (95% CI 1.04-2.25) for women with heavy or very heavy bleeding, respectively. Women who experienced severe or very severe menstrual pain associated with their HMB were >12 times more likely to be confined to bed for 0.5-1 day during menstruation than if they reported HMB without pain.CONCLUSION:
Severe menstrual pain with HMB has a much more profound effect on all aspects of women's QoL than HMB alone; it accounts for more days in bed and for loss of productivity.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Dismenorreia
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Menorragia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
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SERVICOS DE PLANEJAMENTO FAMILIAR
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália