Prevalence of Menstrual Cycle Related Pain Complains in Adolescents and Young Adults

University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pelvic Pain; Dysmenorrhea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00590811

EC - 14/11/2007

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of menstrual cycle related pain complains in adolescents and young adults.

Full description

An internet questionnaire with 12 items was used:

Adolescents

• start of menstruation
• characteristics of menstrual cycle
• pain related to menstrual cycle (questions based on well-known pain-complaints related to the presence of endometriosis)
• analgetics
• influence on school carrier
• influence on social life

Young adults

• idem as for adolescents
• influence of pain on an eventual sexual relationship

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 12 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 3rd year high school girls
• 1st year university young females

Exclusion criteria

• pre-menarcheal girls

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

adolescents

Description:

3rd year high school girls (14-16 years old)

young adults

Description:

1st year university young females (18 - 20 years old)