TY - JOUR
T1 - What is the desired menstrual frequency of women without menstruation-related symptoms?
AU - Ferrero, Simone
AU - Abbamonte, Luiza Helena
AU - Giordano, Margherita
AU - Alessandri, Franco
AU - Anserini, Paola
AU - Remorgida, Valentino
AU - Ragni, Nicola
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the desired menstrual frequency of subjects without menstruation-related symptoms. Materials and Methods: The study included 270 women of reproductive age. Women with menstrual headache, dysmenorrhea, hypermenorrhea and/or premenstrual syndrome were excluded. The study subjects completed a standardized questionnaire. Results: Of the women, 75.6% declared that menstrual periods interfere with their sexual life, 28.8% preferred not having their menstrual period when at work and 48.4% reported that menstrual periods interfere with practicing sports. Given the choice, 28.5% of the women would desire amenorrhea and 27.8% would prefer a reduction in the frequency of menstrual periods. Of the 152 women desiring to reduce menstrual frequency, 73.0% declared that they would accept to use a drug to reduce menstrual frequency. Conclusions: Over 50% of women without menstruation-related symptoms would like to lessen the frequency of menstrual periods and about 50% of them would desire amenorrhea.
AB - Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the desired menstrual frequency of subjects without menstruation-related symptoms. Materials and Methods: The study included 270 women of reproductive age. Women with menstrual headache, dysmenorrhea, hypermenorrhea and/or premenstrual syndrome were excluded. The study subjects completed a standardized questionnaire. Results: Of the women, 75.6% declared that menstrual periods interfere with their sexual life, 28.8% preferred not having their menstrual period when at work and 48.4% reported that menstrual periods interfere with practicing sports. Given the choice, 28.5% of the women would desire amenorrhea and 27.8% would prefer a reduction in the frequency of menstrual periods. Of the 152 women desiring to reduce menstrual frequency, 73.0% declared that they would accept to use a drug to reduce menstrual frequency. Conclusions: Over 50% of women without menstruation-related symptoms would like to lessen the frequency of menstrual periods and about 50% of them would desire amenorrhea.
KW - Amenorrhea
KW - Attitudes
KW - Menstruation
KW - Quality of life
KW - Questionnaire
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U2 - 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.01.004
DO - 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.01.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 16627042
AN - SCOPUS:33646032695
VL - 73
SP - 537
EP - 541
JO - Contraception
JF - Contraception
SN - 0010-7824
IS - 5
ER -