RESULTS
A total of 286 subjects (86 female in PMS group and 200 female in
control group) were included in the study. The mean age of the
participants was 21.28 ± 0.12 years. There were no significant
differences in terms of age, BMI, age at menarche, duration of cycle and
menstruation, menstrual regularity, smoking and alcohol use, sportic
activiy (>3 days per week). Volume of mentrual bleeding was
significantly higher in the PMS group (3.55 ± 1.31 pad/day) compared to
the controls (3.16 ± 1.25, p=0.01). Dysmenore was also significantly
more prevelant in the PMS group (90.7%) than the controls (78.5%,
p<0.01), as expected. Requirement of analgesic during
menstruation was higher in the PMS group (60.5%) compared to the
controls (45.5%, p=0.02). However, the type, duration and the number of
analgesic use were distributed homogenously between two groups (p=0.8,
p=0.6, and p=0.2, respectively). Use of herbal medicine for dysmenore
was similiar between the groups (p=0.07), however, use of traditional
method (such as coffee, heat) was significantly higher in the PMS group
(52.3%) than the controls (38.5%, p=0.03). Comparison of demographic
features of the participants are given in Table 1.