EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PENETIC METHODS ON FEMALE STUDENTS WITH DYSMENORRHEA IN MEDICAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN HANOI

Đỗ Tuấn Đạt1,, Nguyễn Tài Đức2
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 Hanoi Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital

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Objectives: Evaluate the effectiveness of pain relief methods on female students with dysmenorrhea at some medical colleges and universities in Hanoi. Methods: Cross-sectional description on 922 research subjects in accordance with selection and exclusion criteria. Results: The pain relief methods used in descending rates are: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, oriental medicine, contraceptive drugs, endocrine drugs, some other methods are acupressure, acupuncture. The most commonly medicine for pain reliever is Paracetamol, with the most used time being ≤ 3 months. The analgesic effect after using the methods is 73.5%.

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