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Primary Dysmenorrhea and Serum Magnesium In Young Girls A Pilot Study

@inproceedings{Chhabra2017PrimaryDA,
  title={Primary Dysmenorrhea and Serum Magnesium In Young Girls A Pilot Study},
  author={Chhabra and Gokhale},
  year={2017}
}

• Chhabra, Gokhale
• Published 2017
• Medicine

Background: Dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation is one of most common gynecological complaints, leading cause of periodic morbidity in adolescents. Almost every young girl, experiences this pain at some or other time in her life. Inspite of an overall high prevalence, disorder continues to be paid scant attention. There is scarce visible research, though dysmenorrhea, premenstrual tension affects millions of girls globally. Magnesium, because of its nutrient action on body systems might be playing some role. Objectives: To study correlation between primary dysmenorrhea and serum magnesium Material Methods: In pilot study serum magnesium estimation was carried out in 50 girls who volunteered to be part of study. Five ml of venous blood was withdrawn on first day of menses, around 10 – 11 Am. Twenty girls did not have dysmenorrhea (13 medical, 7 nursing students), 30 girls had dysmenorrhea (17 medical, 13 nursing students of same campus). Serum magnesium levels were estimated by atomic reabsorption and results were analyzed. Results: When presence or absence of dysmenorrhea and serum magnesium levels were compared, the mean serum magnesium level was 1.502+/-0.476mg/dl in girls who had dysmenorrhea and it was 1.750+/-0.451mg/dl in girls without dysmenorrhea, difference of 0.248+/-0.025 mg/dl (significant). This did get affected with some variables, (age, weight, economic status), but all girls with dysmenorrhea had lower levels of magnesium than those who had dysmenorrhea Conclusion: Further studies are needed for better understanding of management of dysmenorrhea in young girls.