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Background: Data related to the use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) forpremenstrual syndrome in the communities is scarce. There is very limited information aboutcomplementary and alternative therapies practice among nursing students in Dakhalia governorate,Egypt.Methods: A descriptive exploratory design was conducted in Dakahlia governorate, Egypt, on all secondary technical nursing schools students to explore the use of complementary and alternative therapies to relieve premenstrual syndrome.A sample of 1120 students was included. A structured self-administered questionnaire (Arabic language) was used for data collection in the period of March to May, 2014.Results: Most of the study subjects (87.0%) used CAT to minimize symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. Herbal therapy was the most commonly used as CAT followed by hydrotherapy, changing food types, massage and exercise.Conclusion: The majority of girls used CAT to minimize PMS. The greater part of students used herbal therapy to relieve their symptoms, followed by hydrotherapy; food Change; massage; and exercise.

Nipple trauma is among the challenges that a lactating mother may face during early postpartum period. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of olive oil on nipple trauma among lactating mothers. A quasi-experimental study design was carried out at three private obstetric centers in Menyat El-Nasr City in Dakahlia governorate from January, 2017 to July, 2017. A purposive sample technique of 116 lactating mothers suffering from nipple trauma at their early puerperal period were chosen according to the inclusion criteria and assigned randomly into two equal groups of 58 lactating mothers; group one was the study group who rubbed olive oil on nipple after each feeding; group two was the control group who received routine pharmacological management for nipple trauma according to physician prescription. Two tools were used to collect the data; Structured Interview Schedule, and Nipple Trauma Score. Results of the present study showed that, majority of lactating mothers who used olive oil had faster recovery of nipple trauma post intervention more than control group with statistical significant differences. Conclusion: Olive oil is a safe natural method that can be used to treat nipple trauma among lactating mothers.