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R Martos-García

The Menstrual Cycle and Associated Symptoms amongst Spanish School Girls and Students

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.432
Synopsis: 
This study deals with the menstrual cycle and the presence of premenstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhoea amongst Spanish schoolgirls and students. The characteristics of the menstrual cycle of 130 participants are described. The risk of suffering premenstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhoea increases with age.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the menstrual cycle and the presence of premenstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhoea amongst Spanish schoolgirls and students.

Methods: Description of the characteristics of the menstrual cycle of 130 schoolgirls and students. Analysis of the link between variables using the χ² test of independence with a significance level of 5%. Magnitude of the link quantified through binary or multinomial logistic regression.

Accepted: 
11 Sep, 2015
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e-Published: 14 Mar, 2016

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