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A. Singh ¹, P. Singh ², P. Indurkar ³, R. Chanda ¹, K. Dukhu ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Physiology, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, MP, IN
2 Department of Pharmacology, S.S. Medical College, Rewa, MP, IN
3 Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneshwar, (Orissa), IN
4 Head, Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneshwar, (Orissa), IN

Abstract

Menstrual disorders may affect the life of adolescents and young adult women, and may sometimes cause serious problems. The patterns of menstrual cycles were analysed for association with age of menarche, prevalence of menstrual irregularity, dysmenorrhoea, prolonged menstrual bleeding, and effect of menstrual disorders, especially dysmenorrhoea, on social activities and school attendance among the female students.

Methods: A total of 149 students were randomly selected and asked to complete the anonymous questionnaire of 27 items.

Results: The mean age of the participants was 15.66 ± 0.96 years ranging from 14 to 17 years; mean menarche age was 12.81 ± 1.09 years with a range of 9-16 years. The duration between two periods and the menstrual flow were 27.7 ± 2.5 days and 5.8 ± 1.4 days, respectively. The prevalence of scanty bleeding, menorrhagia\hypermenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, metrorrhagia, and dysmenorrhoea were 26.10%, 12.08%, 10.06%, 5.36% and 52.34%, respectively. Approximately 3.81% of dysmenorrhoeic subjects had severe dysmenorrhoea; dysmenorrhoea affected school concentration in 25.49%, sports participation in 39.59%, social withdrawal in 31.54% and school absenteeism in 20.80%. Most common symptoms of dysmenorrhoea was abdominal cramps 81.81%, others are 38.96% backache, 24.67%, headache, 33.76% fatigue, 7.79% diarrhea, 6.49% vomiting and 31.16% abdominal bloating were reported.

Conclusion: The prevalence of menstrual abnormality and dysmenorrhoea was high, and most adolescents have inappropriate and insufficient information about menstrual problems. Hence, an education programme is needed at the end of primary school about menarche and menstruation.

Keywords

Menstruation, Menstrual Disorders, Premenstrual-Symptoms, Dysmenorrhoea.

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A. Singh ¹, P. Singh ², U. R. Singh ³, P. C. Kol ³, K. Dukhu ⁴, A. K. Jha ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Physiology, S.S. Medical College Rewa, MP, IN
2 Department of Pharmacotogy, S.S. Medical College Rewa, MP, IN
3 Department of Pathology, S.S. Medical College Rewa, MP, IN
4 Department of Pharmacology, S.S. Medical College Rewa, MP, IN

Abstract

Objectives: This study was carried to find out the trend of biood group (ABO and Rh) distribution among central Indian population of Madhya Pradesh. Methodology: Data were collected from department of Blood bank and Pathology of SS Medical College and associated SGM Hospital Rewa, over 1 year period; total 16209 (12295 male and 3914 female) subjects of both genders includes Voluntary donors and recipient patients attending the hospital. Results: Group B (36.52%) was the most and AB (4.93%) was the least prevalent blood group in this study, followed in order by B (36.52%) > 0 (33.24) > A (24.29%) > AB (4.93%). Rhesus antigen was positive in 97.52% and negative only in 2.47% population. The maximum 1.12% of Rhesus negative was found in blood group 0 and minimum 0.024% in AB group. Conclusion: The distribution of blood group varies from race to race. B was the most common group, 0 was the second commonest blood group after B and AB was the least common blood group in both Rh (D) positive and negative subjects in this study. The result of this study should be implicated in blood banks regarding the higher needs of certain blood groups and improve their functional status.

Keywords

ABO, Blood Groups, Rhesus-Factor.

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