Anemia: Does it Have Effect on Menstruation?
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
It is well known fact heavy and prolonged menses leads to anemia. But being anemic do have effect on menstrual cycle as well as menstrual problems. This study was done identify the same. This was a community based cross-sectional study in the rural field practice area of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur in the 600 adolescent girls. Information of details about menstruation was enquired by interview. Anemic status was estimated by haemoglobin estimation. Prevalence of anemia was 90.83%. Anemia was significantly associated with the menstrual cycle length (regularity of cycle) as well as presence of dysmenorrhoea and premenstrual syndrome but not with the age at menarche and duration of flow. Significantly more number of the girls with anemia had irregular menstrual cycle as well as suffered dysmenorrhoea and premenstrual syndrome.
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Patle Rupali A, Kubde Sanjay S.
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