Evidence-based practices management of primary dysmenorrhea: Review

Abstract

Age of adolescence; located between childhood and adulthood, which appears significant changes in the physical and mental space and is a period of rapid growth and maturation. Adolescent period, emerge with of secondary sex characteristics of biological, psychological and social changes, is also known as transition from childhood to adulthood. Despite menstruation is a physiological event, experienced problems, discomfort and lack of information in this process that leads to deterioration individual's sexual and reproductive health. One of the most common gynecologic disorders among women is primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea beginning after menarche, which is localized in the suprapubic region, is characterized by pain in the form of cramps or spasms. Painful menstruation are available both physiological and psychological effects on women. It can adversely affect a women's quality of life and their performance also it is leading cause of lost time from school and work among women. Because of the common complaints experienced in primary dysmenorrhea, evidence-based approaches is important in treatment and care. Although in prevention and treatment of dysmenorrhoea is used various pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches, at a adequate level in all treatments is observed insufficient of evidence-based studies. It is showed that clinical data is limitted most of therapeutic approaches primary dysmenorrhea and include traditional approaches. Therefore, aim of this review is that to determine the current approach in the treatment of primary dismonerrhea and nurses are intended to implemented about the competence of the initiatives implemented.