Background and aims: Primary dysmenorrhea is the most commongynecologic complaint affecting adolescents and young women. Many universitystudents do not seek medical consultation and remain suffering from pain. It decreasesacademic performance and is a cause of absenteeism in female students. A Quasiexperimentalstudy was conducted to study the effectiveness of self-care strategies inprimary dysmenorrhea and monthly hormonal concentrations. Subjects and methods:The study was conducted in the College of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra Universityin the academic year 2021-2022. A convenient sample of eighty-two female nursingstudents volunteered to participate in the study, allocated into two groups the self-carestrategies group (46) and the control group (36). Three tools for data collection wereused; a structured interviewing questionnaire, a visual analogue scale, and menstrualchanges follow-up chart. The concentrations of follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizinghormone, 17-β-estradiol, progesterone, and prolactin were measured by Enzyme-LinkedImmunosorbent Assay. Other menstrual characteristics were also estimated using amobile phone applications. Results: The current study revealed that the severity of painand the associated symptoms was decreased in the self-care strategies group comparedto the control group, with a highly statistically significant difference found betweengroups. Self-care strategies affected all the menstrual hormone concentrationssignificantly (P<0.001) compared to the control group. Conclusion: Using self-carestrategies was very effective in relieving primary dysmenorrhea and improvingmenstrual health in female nursing students. Recommendation: Considering self-carestrategies as one of an effective option for girls suffering from primary dysmenorrheaand very important for menstrual health.
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Eman El-Hosary (2022) studied this question.