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Polycystic ovarian morphology is associated with primary dysmenorrhea in young Korean women

Authors
 Jee Young Jeong  ;  Min Kyoung Kim  ;  Inha Lee  ;  Jisun Yun  ;  Young Bin Won  ;  Bo Hyon Yun  ;  Seok Kyo Seo  ;  SiHyun Cho  ;  Young Sik Choi  ;  Byung Seok Lee 
Citation
 Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, Vol.62(5) : 329-334, 2019 
Journal Title
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
ISSN
 2287-8572 
Issue Date
2019
Keywords
Dysmenorrhea ; Menstruation disturbances ; Polycystic ovary syndrome
Abstract
Objective: This study was aimed at identifying a correlation between polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM) and the severity of primary dysmenorrhea in young Korean women.

Methods: A total of 592 patients who visited a tertiary hospital from March 2008 to March 2015 for dysmenorrhea were examined. After excluding those with secondary causes of menstrual pain (for example, myoma, adenomyosis, endometriosis, and pelvic inflammatory disease), 361 women were recruited and retrospectively analyzed. Severe dysmenorrhea was defined as a visual analog scale (VAS) score ≥6.

Results: The mean patient age was 23.0±4.0 years, the average menstrual cycle length was 34.4±23.7 days, and the average pain intensity was VAS 6.7±0.1 at baseline. PCOM was assessed by ultrasound in 54 women (15%). Patients with severe menstrual pain were more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles (P=0.03) and heavy menstrual flow (P=0.01) than those with mild menstrual pain. After adjusting for weight, height, menstrual cycle interval, and menstrual flow in the logistic regression analysis, PCOM (odds ratio [OR], 2.26; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-4.97; P=0.04) and heavy menstrual flow (OR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.05-3.28; P=0.04) were found to be significant independent factors influencing pain.

Conclusion: Our study shows that PCOM may have a correlation with the severity of primary dysmenorrhea. Since PCOM may play a role in the development of menstrual pain, patients with PCOM should be under active surveillance with resources for prompt pain management readily available. It may also be necessary to further investigate the molecular mechanisms of pain development in primary dysmenorrhea.
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DOI
10.5468/ogs.2019.62.5.329
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology (산부인과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Seo, Seok Kyo(서석교) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-0484
Won, Young Bin(원영빈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7345-7090
Yun, Bo Hyon(윤보현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-797X
Yun, Jisun(윤지선)
Lee, Byung Seok(이병석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-2079
Lee, Inha(이인하) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4869-6281
Cho, Si Hyun(조시현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-6645
Choi, Young Sik(최영식) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-4822
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/171423
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