Latest reports of primary dysmenorrhea

Łopuszyńska, Anna, Ochyra, Łukasz, Pawlicki, Mateusz, Piecewicz-Szczęsna, Halina. Latest reports of primary dysmenorrhea. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(9):792-803. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.09.094

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Received: 01.09.2022. Revised: 02.09.2022. Accepted: 15.09.2022.

Latest reports of primary dysmenorrhea

Anna Łopuszyńska (1), Łukasz Ochyra (1),

Mateusz Pawlicki (1), Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna (2)

1. Student Scientific Association at Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology Medical University of Lublin, ul. Radziwiłłowska 11, Lublin 20-080, Poland
2. Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology of the Medical University of Lublin, ul. Radziwiłłowska 11, Lublin 20-080, Poland

Corresponding author: Anna Łopuszyńska, lopuszynskaania@gmail.com

ORCID ID:

Anna Łopuszyńska https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5133-4180, lopuszynskaania@gmail.com

Łukasz Ochyra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8586-3619, lukaszochyra98@gmail.com

Mateusz Pawlicki https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8318-6573, pawlak32@gmail.com

Dr n. med. Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0573-7226, halpiec@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a pelvic pain during menstruation in the absence of any pelvic pathologies. This disease mainly affects young women in reproductive age. In addition to pain, patients may experience many other symptoms including: gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep disorders. This contributes to reduction in their mental and physical quality of life.

Purpose: the purpose of this review is to draw attention to a problem that affects a large number of society, is often underestimated and largely affects the quality of women's life, as well as to present the latest discoveries and reports on this issue.

Material and methods: the scientific literature published in the years 2017-2022 was reviewed in the PubMed scientific database using the following keywords: primary dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.

Results: Increased prostaglanding levels, abnormalities in the reward system, oxidative stress, ischemia, and eotaxin may contribute to the development of pain in PD. These findings could open up new diagnostic or therapeutic targets. The first choice in the treatment of PD are NSAIDs, which are taken regularly for many years, so they must be as safe and effective as possible. Research suggests that thiaprofenic acid and ibuprofen are suitable. For alternative treatments TENS, heat, and acupuncture can be effective.  Propolis, ginger, valeric acid, hops and exercise are also promising.

Conclusions: PD is a varied disease that affects a large number of women. It leads to a reduction in the quality of life, hence it is necessary to conduct further research on a diverse, large group of respondents, in many centers, with the use of systematized pain scales, and lasting for a certain period of time.