Menstrual disorders in adolescence : An epidemiologic study /
إضطرابات الدورة عند المراهقة : دراسة بيئية
Shimaa Abduallah Abdelkader Elshamy ; Supervised Mostafa Abdelhamid , Hatem Ibrahim
- Cairo : Shimaa Abduallah Abdelkader Elshamy , 2013
- 103 P. : charts ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Our study found low basic knowledge about menstruation in this age group and most of girls take their information about menstrual cycles from mothers, sisters and friends. Ninety-three percent of the respondents in this study reported dysmenorrhea, approximately 70% of the sample reported at least one symptom of PMS symptoms and 5-14% of girls had atypical menstrual symptoms that could indicate underlying pathology