Evaluation of Electromagnetic Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Dysmenorrhea in Young Women of Basrah.

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Annals of African Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-01 DOI:10.4103/aam.aam_46_23

Raya Muslim Al Hassan, Nawal Mustafa Abdullah, Ali Mohammad Jawad Al Tawry

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Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a public disease of young female worldwide, it affects their daily performances. Severe recurrent uterine cramps are the main complaints in 90% of adolescents and 50% of reproductive-age females. This study aimed to evaluate the use of magnetic field therapy in the treatment of severe dysmenorrhea grade 3 and provide an encouraging goal to continue daily work without pain.

Methods: Two hundred and fifty female patients were recruited in this study from gynecological clinics in Basrah, southern Iraq. All had severe dysmenorrhea, patients were subjected to a questionnaire form, Visual Analog Scale, and verbal multidimensional scoring system to determine the pain intensity and grade of dysmenorrhea. Only 38 young females had severe dysmenorrhea grade 3 with ages ranging from 16 to 28 years with a mean age of 22.04 ± 1.43 years and body mass index 23.81 ± 1.94, patients subjected to electromagnetic field therapy (EMFT), two sessions per week for 20 min each for 6 weeks. Three categories were assessed, working ability, associated symptoms, and drugs used. Data were collected and statistically analyzed using SPSS version 22.

Results: The present study showed statistically significant progress (P < 0.05) in reducing pain, rare physical and mental complaints, and improved working ability with no need for drugs in majority of patients.

Conclusion: EMFT has better results than other methods in relieving pain and symptoms of dysmenorrhea with a settled lifestyle.

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评估电磁疗法对巴士拉年轻女性严重痛经的治疗效果。

导言原发性痛经（PD）是全球年轻女性的一种公共疾病，影响着她们的日常工作。90%的青少年和50%的育龄女性的主要主诉是严重的复发性子宫痉挛。本研究旨在评估磁场疗法在治疗 3 级重度痛经中的应用，并为继续无痛日常工作提供一个令人鼓舞的目标：本研究从伊拉克南部巴士拉的妇科诊所招募了 250 名女性患者。所有患者均有严重痛经，通过问卷调查表、视觉模拟量表和口头多维评分系统来确定疼痛强度和痛经等级。只有 38 名年轻女性患有 3 级严重痛经，年龄在 16 至 28 岁之间，平均年龄（22.04±1.43）岁，体重指数（23.81±1.94），患者接受了电磁场疗法（EMFT），每周两次，每次 20 分钟，持续 6 周。评估分为三类：工作能力、相关症状和所用药物。收集的数据使用 SPSS 22 版进行统计分析：本研究显示，大多数患者在减轻疼痛、减少躯体和精神症状、提高工作能力方面取得了显著进步（P < 0.05），且无需使用药物：结论：与其他方法相比，EMFT 在缓解疼痛和痛经症状方面具有更好的效果，同时患者的生活方式也得到了改善。

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