An analysis of dysmenorrhoea and depressive symptoms in university students: A case‐control study

Abstract

Students with dysmenorrhoea were more likely to have depressive symptoms and a family history of dysmenorrhoea; findings alert health care professionals to the psychological as well as physiological effects.

Significant Increase in Depression in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Cumulative Analysis

“…Of the 10 included studies evaluated, 6 studies ( 14 – 19 ) provided the dichotomous variables (cases of depression) that could be calculated for the pooled RR via a meta-analysis, while 4 studies ( 20 – 23 ) provided the continuous variables (scores for depression), which were calculated for the pooled SMD. Among the 10 studies included in this meta-analysis, 5 studies ( 15 , 17 , 21 – 23 ) were cross-sectional designed and the remainder ( 14 , 16 , 18 – 20 ) were case-control designed. The trial publication years of the 10 selected studies ranged from 2006 to 2019.…”

“…The mean age in women with dysmenorrhea and women without dysmenorrhea was 18–50 years and 18–43 years, respectively. One trial was conducted in Hungary ( 14 ), one in Gambia ( 15 ), one in Georgia ( 16 ), one in China ( 19 ), two in Iran ( 17 , 21 ), two in Turkey ( 18 – 20 ), and two ( 22 , 23 ) in the USA. The age at menarche of the participants ranged from 12.4 ± 1.1 years to 13.5 ± 1.2 years.…”

“…Among the five cross-sectional studies, four studies ( 15 , 17 , 22 , 23 ) were assessed as moderate quality, and the remaining one study ( 21 ) was high quality ( Supplementary Table 1 ). In the five case-control studies, four studies ( 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 ) were judged to moderate quality, and only one study ( 19 ) was evaluated as high quality ( Supplementary Table 2 ).…”

“…The search flowchart for identifying the eligible studies was shown in Figure 1. (14), one in Gambia (15), one in Georgia ( 16), one in China (19), two in Iran (17,21), two in Turkey (18)(19)(20), and two (22,23) in the USA. The age at menarche of the participants ranged from 12.4 ± 1.1 years to 13.5 ± 1.2 years.…”

Behavioural and neural responses to aversive visceral stimuli in women with primary dysmenorrhoea

“…Studies examining the presence and role of anxiety and depression in PDM in adult women are very limited, but the role of mental health factors is increasingly recognized (for a recent review, see Bajalan, Moafi, MoradiBaglooei, & Alimoradi, ). Significantly higher rates of anxiety and depression have been found in adolescents with PDM (Balık, Ustüner, Kağıtcı, & Sahin, ; Beal et al., ; Gagua, Tkeshelashvili, Gagua, & McHedlishvili, ; Sahin, Kasap, Kirli, Yeniceri, & Topal, ) and recently in female students (Uçar, Timur Taşhan, Aksoy Derya, & Nacar, ) as well as in secondary dysmenorrhoea, especially endometriosis (Cavaggioni et al., ; Lorençatto, Petta, Navarro, Bahamondes, & Matos, ; Sepulcri & do Amaral, ). It is conceivable that menstrual disturbances increase the risk of poor psychosocial adjustment and disturbed illness behaviour, and vice versa that pre‐existing psychological impairment worsen coping with symptoms (Balık et al., ; Beal et al., ; Dorn et al., ) similar to the complex, bidirectional connections between disease‐specific symptoms (i.e.…”