MÔ TẢ ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG VÀ CÁC YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN TRÊN BỆNH NHÂN ĐAU BỤNG KINH NGUYÊN PHÁT TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH – CƠ SỞ 3

Abstract

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics and related factors in patients with primary dysmenorrhea treated at the University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City – Branch 3 (UMC3). Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 75 patients diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea treated at UMC3. Results: The median age of patients participating in the study was 24.0 years, the BMI was 20.9 kg/m2; the majority had a normal physical constitution, accounting for 74.7%. Regarding lifestyle habits: the highest proportion (92.0%) stayed up late after 11 PM, and the lowest proportion (22.7%) engaged in physical activity 3 times/week. Regarding menstrual characteristics: the age of menarche was 13.0 years, the duration of menstruation was 5 days, and the length of the menstrual cycle was 32 days. Patients had a pain score based on the VAS scale of 7.0, and the total duration of menstrual pain was 48 hours. Multivariate analysis showed that factors related to the level of pain included age, age of menarche, duration of menstruation, history of sexual intercourse, caffeine consumption during menstruation, and cold food consumption during menstruation (p<0.05). Conclusion: Factors including age, age of menarche, duration of menstruation, history of sexual intercourse, regular caffeine consumption, and cold food consumption during menstruation were significantly associated with the level of pain.