Survey on various menstrual discomforts of females of age group 18 to 25

Dr Mamata  Dr Ranjita V Kammar
Interns Of A.M. Shaikh Homoeopathic Medical College Belagavi
UGO : Fouziya Nikhat Naik  BHMS  MD Department of Surgery

INTRODUCTION
Most women experience mild symptoms in the few days leading up to menstruation and in the first day or two of menstruating when the flow of blood is heavier. There are over a hundred symptoms that have been attributed to menstruation, and these may change over time and from cycle to cycle. Normally, discomforts associated with menstruation should be manageable enough that you can carry on with your normal life. However, for some women, symptoms are so severe that it becomes difficult to carry out the normal tasks of daily life.

• AIM OF STUDY: To study the various menstrual discomforts of females of age group 18 to 25yrs
• OBJECTIVES: Differentiate between the symptom clusters of pre menstrual ,during menstruation and post    menstrual duration

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

SOURCE OF DATA – The subjects are female students  of age group 18 -25 yrs

METHOD OF COLLECTION OF DATA

Study design: Observational study

Type of research:Observational study

Sampling technique: simple random sampling

INCLUSION CRITERIA : Individuals from age group 18-25 years only females

EXCLUSION CRITERIA : Individuals above 25 yrs of age and Males

SUMMARY
We undertook survey from 1^st DECEMBER 2023 to 30 th APRIL 2024 on the topic of   VARIOUS MENSTRUAL DISCOMFORTS FACED BY FEMALES OF AGE GROUP 18-25 YRS

Most of the ladies experienced severe pain during pre menstrual period (37.4%) , during menstrual period (84.6%) and during post menstrual period (1.1%)

Discomforts experienced  are

Lower abdominal pain (75.8%),pelvic pain (31.9%) , Mood swings (56%) , Hot flushes (56%) , Tenderness of breast (20.9%) , weakness of legs (1.1%) and Nothing (1.1%). 44% of people experienced 20-30%  discomfort during pe menstrual period

33% of people experienced 50-70% discomfort during menstruation.28.6% of people daily activities were affected by menstruation.Genital rash was discomfort experienced by( 28.6% )of the females & unusual vaginal discharge (20.9%) constipation( 26.4% ),diarrhoea (24.2%) , Nausea and vomiting (22%)

Sleep disturbed during menstruation- yes(27.5%) sometimes (41.8%),  no (25.3%)

CONCLUSION
Menstrual discomfort is common in women of reproductive age and may be related to mental, physical and emotional health problems.Menstrual discomfort frequency or intensity is typically assessed through women’s self-report.

The accuracy of self-report of menstrual discomfort in a questionnaire. Specifically, how well does a generalized self-report collected at a single time point reflect a woman’s day-to-day experience of menstrual discomfort. Women may tend to overestimate their menstrual discomfort due to the common stereotype that menstruation is painful, or because of a general human tendency to exaggerate pain experiences.

Negative emotions (such as depression and stress) at the time of any type of pain may intensify pain recall, leading to over-estimation. Alternatively, women may under-report their pain simply because they forget. Some shypothesize that pain that is new or acute may be better remembered than pain that is recurring, as menstrual pain tends to be. Another report suggested that people who rate their health higher tend to under-report chronic health conditions. Thus, women who consider themselves “healthy” may tend to under-report their recurring menstrual discomfort. According to the survey we get to know that most of the ladies are suffering with the menstrual cramps at premenstrual and during menstrual period and the discomforts vary from person to person.

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