Table 3 Descriptive analysis of menstrual cycle, regularity, and type of dysmenorrhea
From: Prevalence of dysmenorrhea among reproductive age group in Saudi Women
Characteristics | Description | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Regularity of menstrual cycle | Not regular | 296 (24.7%) |
Regular | 903 (75.3%) | |
Duration of the menstrual cycle in the last 12Â months (number of days from the first day of the menstrual cycle to the first day of the next menstrual cycle) | Less than 21Â days between the cycles | 103 (8.6%) |
Between 21 and 35Â days | 907 (75.6%) | |
More than 35Â days between the cycles | 113 (9.4%) | |
Irregular bleeding (intermenstrual bleeding) between the cycle | 76 (6.3%) | |
The duration of the menstrual flow | 2Â days or less | 98 (8.2%) |
3–7 days | 979 (81.7%) | |
8Â days or more | 122 (10.2%) | |
Number of used pads | (≤ 2 pads/day) mild | 172 (14.3%) |
(3–5 pads/day) moderate | 853 (71.1%) | |
(≥ 6 pads/day) heavy | 174 (14.5%) | |
Type of dysmenorrhea | Non-pathological cause | 1107 (92.3%) |
Pathological cause | 92 (7.7%) |