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.