چکیده:
Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is a painful syndrome that accompanies the menstrual cycles. The effects of aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea are not well known. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of regular aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea in young girls.Material & Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial of 20 colleagues girl students in Marvdasht city that suffering from severe dysmenorrhea. The subjects were randomly divided into exercise group (n=10) or control group (n=10). The subjects in the exercise group run 10 to15 × 2 to 5 minute with 75 to 90% of maximum heart rate 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Estrogen and progesterone levels and psychological and physical symptoms of dysmenorrhea were measured before and after the intervention. Moo’s Menstrual Distress Questionnaire was used to evaluatepsychological and physical symptoms of dysmenorrhea.67Results: Physical premenstrual symptoms were significantly reduced (12.6 ± 3.2 vs. 7.1 ± 4.6) and estrogen levels were significantly increased (7.4 ± 4.4 vs. 9.4 ± 3.1 ng/ml) after the intervention compare to the control group. For psychological premenstrual symptoms (11.4 ± 7.6 vs. 11.9 ±6.1) and progesterone levels (7.4 ± 6.4 vs. 7.5 ± 5.1 ng/ml) no significant changes were observed in response to 8 weeks aerobic exercise.Conclusions: The results suggested that selected aerobic exercises positively influenced physical menstrual symptoms and its related hormones.
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The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of regular aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea in young girls.
Alonso and Coe studied 184 young women with dysmenorrhea and reported that depression and anxiety were strongly associated with menstrual pain (12).
Osterweis et al’s theory of illness behavior provides a conceptual framework for the changes in perception, attribution, expression, and control of menstrual and premenstrual symptoms experienced by women suffering from dysmenorrhea (13).
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of regular aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea in young girls.
General variables of exercise and control group (Mean ± SD) {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} 2max Psychological and physical symptoms of dysmenorrheal measurement Moo’s Menstrual Distress Questionnaire was used to evaluate psychological and physical symptoms of dysmenorrhea.
The present study was conducted to see the effect of regular aerobic exercises on primary dysmenorrheal in young girls.
In present study, physical symptoms of dysmenorrhea have reduced in primary dysmenorrhea more in exercise group than in control group.
Onur (2012) studied the impact of home-based exercise on quality of life of women with primary dysmenorrhea and concluded that there is evidence that exercise has a positive effect in the treatment of dysmenorrheal (30).
5. Conclusion The results suggested that aerobic exercises positively influenced physical menstrual symptoms and its related hormones but it had not effective on psychological symptoms of dysmenorrheal.
The Effect of aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea: A clinical trial study.