ArticleReproductive health2024
Influence of menstrual pain and symptoms on activities of daily living and work absenteeism: a cross-sectional study.
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- Sociodemographic, reproductive, and psychiatric factors associated with menstrual distress in Indonesian women: findings from an online survey using the MEDI-Q.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Mapping the social impact of menstrual stigma in Spain.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Predictive factors of menstruation's impact on adolescents' daily, social, and academic lives: A cross-sectional study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- The association between various menstrual disorders and well-being was mediated by anxiety: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Dysmenorrhea among working women and its effect on their work productivity and activity impairment.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2025Article
- A survey assessing the impact of symptoms related to the menstrual cycle and perceptions of workplace productivity: considerations for employer-sponsored menstrual health programs.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Association between stress and dysmenorrhea among Chinese female adolescent students: a cross-sectional epidemiology study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Investigation of dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls with familial Mediterranean fever: a comparative study with healthy controls.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Using an Interpretive Phenomenological Approach to Understand the Menstrual Experience of Young Adults.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Whole-body cryostimulation exposures effectively alleviates menstrual-related pain and associated sleep disturbances in young women: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploration of the relationship between primary dysmenorrhea, pain perception, and menstruation-related quality of life in young women: a cross-sectional observational study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- A mixed method study of menstrual health in Spain: pain, disorders, and the journey for health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Comparison of the effectiveness of hypnotherapy and menstrugol capsules on the volume of menstrual bleeding: A clinical trial study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Sick leave issuance in an obstetrics and gynecology emergency room in Saudi Arabia: Insights for public health and family medicine.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- Symptoms and distress across the menstrual cycle in a representative sample of Austrian and German people who menstruate: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the prevalence of menstrual pain among women of reproductive age and its impact on their daily lives and professional responsibilities.
methodsA cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in July and August 2022. Phone interviews were carried out using a random system to select women aged between 15 and 49 years old. The questionnaire included sociodemographic variables, contraception method used, characteristics of the menstrual pattern (pain and bleeding amount), its influence on their working life, and if they would need to resort to sick leaves due to the impairments arising from the menstrual symptoms.
resultsA total of 1800 women representative of the Spanish population took part in this study. 72.6% of them report menstrual pain, with 45.9% requiring medication. 35.9% identify their menstrual bleeding as intense or very intense. 38.8% assert that menstrual discomforts affect their everyday life. 34.3% would have required not attending their work activities or having requested sick leave due to the discomforts, although only 17.3% of the women finally requested so, mainly because 58.4% considered that it might imply consequences in their professional environment, especially those with Higher Education. The women who report more discomfort are the youngest ones and those who resort to condoms as a contraceptive method (p < 0.001).
conclusionsMenstrual pain is a prevalent problem among women of reproductive age and can affect their everyday life and professional environment, requiring work leaves on some occasions.
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